Lot Essay
A label inside a drawer reads, This desk came from/Cumston Farm in Monmouth, Maine Property of Charles M. Cumston Great uncle of William Moulton Ingraham.
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BOSTON, 1710-1730
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A WILLIAM AND MARY WALNUT SLANT-FRONT DESK
Boston, 1710-1730
The rectangular top above a slant-lid opening to a compartmented interior fitted with five valanced pigeonholes over short drawers flanked by projecting shelves above a short drawer, all centering a sliding surface revealing a compartment, all over a conforming case fitted with a drawer facade above two short drawers and two stacked long drawers, on a molded base with bun feet, one drawer stamped CUMSTON FARM/MONMOUTH MAINE
40in. high, 34in. wide, 20in. deep
Boston, 1710-1730
The rectangular top above a slant-lid opening to a compartmented interior fitted with five valanced pigeonholes over short drawers flanked by projecting shelves above a short drawer, all centering a sliding surface revealing a compartment, all over a conforming case fitted with a drawer facade above two short drawers and two stacked long drawers, on a molded base with bun feet, one drawer stamped CUMSTON FARM/MONMOUTH MAINE
40in. high, 34in. wide, 20in. deep