american-late-classical-secretaire-abbatant
Lot 618
American Late-Classical Secretaire Abbatant
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Circa 1830-40, two-part form, mahogany and mahogany veneers over pine, the upper stepped back section has a gently peaked cornice over a fall front flanked by fully turned Corinthian columns, the conforming base is raised on cyma curved front feet.

72 x 41.5 x 24 in.

Collection of Marcia Staples, Chapel Hill, NC

Wooden knobs added to fall front and metal pins added to base where the fall front rests; later pulls; no lock; some veneer and surface abrasions.

$1,000 - 3,000