Lot 296
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A VERY RARE QUEEN ANNE MAPLE AND HICKORY CHILD'S SLANT-FRONT DESK ON FRAME, New England, Circa 1740

Estimate
15,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • maple and hickory
  • Height 39 in. by Width of top section 23 7/8 in. by Depth of top section 12 3/4 in.
All drawer interiors covered in Victorian 19th century cut-out figures and prints.

Provenance

Israel Sack, New York;
Anderson Galleries, Israel Sack New York, December 18, 1926, lot 36;
James Marvin, Burlington, Vermont;
Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, Collection of the Late Dr. & Mrs. James W. Marvin, September 30 - October 1, 1978, lot 331;
Mr. and Mrs. William T. Earls, Cincinnati, Ohio

Literature

Albert Sack, Fine Points of Furniture, Early American, New York, Crown, 1950, p. 141

Condition

Old finish; drawer fronts constructed of hickory or ash; brasses replaced; brass hinges to slant front appear to be original, front of slant front with small infilled patches over the screw holes to hinges; rich warm color.
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