Very Fine and Rare Chippendale Mahogany Block-Front Slant-Front Desk, attributed to Felix Huntington (1749–1823), Norwich, Connecticut, circa 1775-1790

This powerful block-front desk possesses many of the characteristics identified to Felix Huntington of Norwich, Connecticut by Thomas P. Kugelman in “Felix Huntington and the Furniture of Norwich, Connecticut, 1770–1800,” American Furniture, (Milwaukee, WI: Chipstone Foundation, 2011), pp. 170-203.  Namely the desk’s backboards are oriented horizontally and nailed into rabbets; its drawer dividers are blind-dovetailed at the sides and covered with facing strips at the front; its drawer runners are set in dadoes in case sides; lastly wooden pins are used to secure the base molding.