CHIPPENDALE INLAID WALNUT BLOCK-FRONT DESK
c. 1770, overall dry color; fall-front lid with compass inlay lid to center and corners; the interior fitted with eight line-inlaid drawers and cubby holes centering a concave door revealing drawers and cubby holes; four graduated drawers with old, not original, brass; bracket base; 43"h; 38"w; 21"d
This desk is an anomaly. Visually it appears American made . The secondary wood of the fitted amphitheater interior is oak and appears to be of English construction. Secondary wood of the blocked case drawers is pine.
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000
Realized: $850 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 146 : CHIPPENDALE INLAID WALNUT BLOCK-FRONT DESK
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