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Lot 1177
Southern Federal Mahogany Inlaid Slant Front Desk
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Attributed to Eastern North Carolina, circa 1800, mahogany veneer, poplar and yellow pine secondary, dovetailed case, hinged lipped lid nicely veneered and with large light and dark wood oval, light wood banded edge inlay, interior with prospect door, seven small drawers, four flush graduated drawers each with triple line banded border and nicely vertically veneered book-matched facings, later bracket foot base.

40.5 x 39.5 x 20.5 in.

Later feet; cut/patch/repair at lock to lid; cut/patch/repair at hinge area; heavy wear and scratching to writing surface; cut/patch at prospect door; missing several valances; later pulls; rebuilt runners.