VICTORIAN COROMANDEL AND ABALONE INLAID LAP DESK.

VICTORIAN COROMANDEL AND ABALONE INLAID LAP DESK. English, second half 19th Century. Beautiful, engraved brass banding with floral abalone inlay, shield-shaped escutcheon on lid, interior with blue velvet writing surface with gold tooling, fleur-de-lis corners, and Greek key border. Engraved hinges, lock mechanisms, and inkwell lids, and satinwood-lined interior. Foil-lined fitter interior, pen nib wells, and pen tray. 6.5"h. 14.25"w. 10.25"d. Provenance: A Private Cincinnati Collection; The Knowlton Collection (Bellefontaine, Ohio).

Condition
There is only one lock and it has a maker's mark on it. (GK 10.23.26)