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A FEDERAL MAHOGANY LADY'S DESK-AND-BOOKCASE
MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1800
In two sections: the upper part with upswept pediment surmounted by urn finials above a molded frieze and a pair of Gothic-glazed cupboard doors enclosing shelves and small drawers centered by compartments all over a pair of cockbeaded small drawers; the lower part with crossbanded hinged leather-lined writing surface over three cockbeaded graduated long drawers, on turned tapering reeded legs--82 1/2in. high, 37 1/2in. wide, 21in. deep
MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1800
In two sections: the upper part with upswept pediment surmounted by urn finials above a molded frieze and a pair of Gothic-glazed cupboard doors enclosing shelves and small drawers centered by compartments all over a pair of cockbeaded small drawers; the lower part with crossbanded hinged leather-lined writing surface over three cockbeaded graduated long drawers, on turned tapering reeded legs--82 1/2in. high, 37 1/2in. wide, 21in. deep
Provenance
Sotheby's New York, October 24, 1987, lot 418