Lot 21
A Chippendale Figured and Shell-Carved Mahogany Slant Front Desk
Sale 1130 - American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts
Mar 30, 2023
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$2,000 -
4,000
Price Realized
$8,190
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
A Chippendale Figured and Shell-Carved Mahogany Slant Front Desk
Goddard-Townsend School, Likely Rhode Island, 18th Century
the back of each case drawer chalk marked respectively A, B, C, D; the hardware, while seemingly of the period, is replaced.
Height 42 x width 40 1/4 x depth 21 inches.
Note:
An example with near identical compartments is listed in the Rhode Island Furniture Archive, RIF 100. Secondary woods on the present example include cherry, poplar and chestnut.
Height 42 x width 40 1/4 x depth 21 inches.
Note:
An example with near identical compartments is listed in the Rhode Island Furniture Archive, RIF 100. Secondary woods on the present example include cherry, poplar and chestnut.
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