new-england-chippendale-inlaid-mahogany-slant-front-desk
Lot 421
New England Chippendale Inlaid Mahogany Slant Front Desk
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Circa 1780, attributed to Massachusetts, white pine secondary, dovetailed case, interior with eight pigeon holes, nine line inlaid drawers, upper central drawer with relief fan carving, flanked by two vertical document drawers with applied column and acorn finial, hinged lipped lid with breadboard ends, four graduated drawers with scratch beading, molded base with central original shaped drop, original bracket feet with spurs.

42.75 x 41 x 22.5 in.

Private Collection, Virginia

Bottom drawer boards with vertical grain.

Hinged lid with replaced hinges and quarter inch repair of lip; break and repair to left side of front and rear feet; age shrinkage to sides.

$1,000 - 2,000