Lot 289
  • 289

A Fine Classical Pictorial Inlaid and Figured Mahogany Cylinder-Front Desk, Possibly Mid-Atlantic States circa 1815

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description

  • Height 49 1/4 in. by Width 48 in. by Depth 25 1/4 in.

Provenance

Henry Francis du Pont, Winterthur, Delaware;
Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, Delaware;
Berry B. Tracy, Goshen, New York.

 

Literature

Joseph Downs, American Furniture: The Federal Period in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, (New York: Viking Press, 1966), p. 238, no. 196.

Condition

Secondary wood is poplar, refinished, losses to inlay on feet. Provenance: Henry Francis du Pont, Winterthur, Delaware: Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, Delaware; Berry B. Tracy, Goshen, New York. Literature: Joseph Downs, American Furniture: The Federal Period in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, (New York: Viking Press, 1966), p. 238, no. 196.
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