Circa 1800, possibly Valley of Virginia, yellow pine secondary, two part form, projected cove molded cornice with dentil molding above an applied scalloped frieze over two double molded paneled doors flanked by stop fluted quarter columns. The base has a hinged slant lid with breadboard ends, the divided desk interior features an unusual central configuration in the classical form, the arched upper drawer slides forward thus allowing the raised tombstone paneled prospect to be removed revealing a stack of three short drawers; four graduated cock beaded drawers raised on an applied spurred bracket foot base.

89 x 39.5 x 23.5 in.; Case width 38 in.

Estate of the Late Jean Curtin-Stults of Georgetown, Maine, a prominent folk art and Americana collector.

Dovetailed upper and lower case; hand wrought nail construction to back boards.

Reference: Southern Furniture 1680-1830, Ronald L. Hurst and Johnathan Prown, 1997, page 423, figure 130 for similar scallop design.

Several interior and lower drawers with restoration; missing locks; replaced pulls; later blocks to underside of apparently original bracket foot base; later back boards to base; multiple drawers reworked to interior and lower case; likely replaced prospect door.

$2,000 - 3,000