Sold for $750

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

Lot Description

A Chippendale Figured Mahogany Slant-Front Desk

Mid-Atlantic States, Circa 1780 with alteration

the document drawers flanking the prospect door accessible through the prospect, also a concealed compartment is built in beneath the prospect drawer.
Height 44 1/4 x width 47 1/4 x depth 23 3/4 inches.

Condition Report

In overall fine and stable condition. Retains a fairly even, refinished surface throughout. Old scuffs, marks and scratches consistent with age and use. The drawer pulls, while seemingly of the period, are replaced. Hinges are replaced on the slant lid. Few age cracks throughout. Some small, scattered filled nail holes and other patches visible in a few areas. Some replaced boards to the drawer bottoms and the drawer interiors have been stained. The lopers are replaced. The two lower backboards are replaced. A couple of foot facings previously cracked and reglued. The corner foot blocks are likely replaced.

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