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Lot 231
French Empire Inlaid Serpentine Front Desk
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Early 19th century, two part form, walnut and burl veneers, mixed woods secondary, top and slant front with mirrored crotch veneers featuring a light wood banded border, slant lid opens to reveal interior with four small drawers, the case with four serpentine front drawers, repeating panels to the case sides and drawer fronts, cove molded base with stylized shaped bracket foot.

48 x 46 x 23 in.

The Caroline Faison Antiques Collection, Greensboro, North Carolina

Later secondary woods with drawers rebuilt; shrinkage cracks and some buckling to walnut veneers; no key; bottom drawer with chip and loss to bottom left corner edge; other imperfections.