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Lot 472
Federal Mahogany Diminutive Slant Front Desk
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Mid-Atlantic, circa 1800, yellow pine and white pine secondary, diminutive dovetailed 33 in wide case, hinged lipped lid, divided interior with prospect door, six drawers and six valanced pigeon holes, four graduated cockbeaded drawers, case raised on straight bracket foot base.

41 x 34.5 x 20 in.

Estate of the Late Dr. Robert Hogan Gaskins Jr., of Greenville and Jacksonville, NC. Dr. Gaskins, a beloved dentist, curated a lifetime's collection of antiques and silver in his custom Williamsburg style home.

Replaced brasses; replaced lid hinges with cut and patchwork at hinge area; lid with cut and patch at escutcheon and lock plate; some cockbeading repair; later lopers; large mar to right side of case; feet appear to be original.