Lot Essay
By tradition this desk was made for and used by the Secretary of State under President Rutherford B. Hayes circa 1877
AMERICAN, 19TH CENTURY
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A FEDERAL-STYLE INLAID MAHOGANY TAMBOUR-DOOR WRITING DESK
American, 19th century
The molded rectangular top above a conforming frieze with checkered inlay over two tambour-doors each opening to a fitted interior, over a conforming lower section with a hinged inlaid writing board above four inlaid long drawers on tapering square inlaid feet.
47in. high, 41½in. wide, 19¾in. deep
American, 19th century
The molded rectangular top above a conforming frieze with checkered inlay over two tambour-doors each opening to a fitted interior, over a conforming lower section with a hinged inlaid writing board above four inlaid long drawers on tapering square inlaid feet.
47in. high, 41½in. wide, 19¾in. deep