Swedish Antique Inlaid Travel or Lap Desk with Gallery & Sleigh Marquetry #35098

The "laptop" of its day, has a picturesque travel scene and was hand crafted in Sweden about 1890. There is inlaid marquetry of a sleigh drawn by oxen with attendants. The design incorporates hundreds of tiny pieces of walnut, birch, hickory and pine.

The old finish is very well preserved on this antique European travel accessory.

The top flips open to a tooled leather angled writing surface, there is storage underneath. In the gallery are a brass top inkwell and shaker for sand to dry ink plus penholder compartments.

Size when closed is 18" wide, 12" deep and 7" tall, open size is 18" x 20."

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Item # 35098