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A Rare Queen Anne Carved Cherrywood Slant-Front Desk-on-Frame, Probably Middletown, Connecticut, Circa 1765
Estimate
6,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- cherrywood
- Height 42 in. by Width 38 1/4 in. by Depth 21 in.
Please note, this lot will be offered without a reserve
Provenance
David Pottinger, Honeyville, Indiana
Condition
Secondary wood is poplar; the desk with a 2-inch patch to top board at the location with the lock; chips to the tips of knee returns.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
This desk relates to others produced in and around Middletown, Connecticut (see Thomas P. Kugelman and Alice Kugelman with Robert Lionetti, Connecticut Valley Furniture: Eliphalet Chapin and His Contemporaries, 1750-1800, (Hanover, NH: University Press of New England for the Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, Connecticut, 2005), pp.126-31).