PROPERTY FROM A NEW ENGLAND ESTATE
A CHIPPENDALE STYLE MAHOGANY BLOCK-FRONT-DESK-AND-BOOKCASE,
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A CHIPPENDALE STYLE MAHOGANY BLOCK-FRONT-DESK-AND-BOOKCASE,
in two sections; the upper section with molded swan's neck pediment terminating in carved rondells centering a carved finial above a pair of tomb-stone paneled cupboard doors flanked by fluted columns opening to an elaborately fitted interior with a molded upper tier fitted with two shelves of valanced pigeon holes above verticaly divided shelves with shaped dividers over four short drawers and two candle slides; the lower section with a rectangular hinged lid opening to a molded interior with a central prospect door flanked by secret document drawers and valanced pigeon holes and two tiers of blocked short drawers above a blocked case with four graduated long drawers over a molded base with a shaped central drop on cabriole legs with ball-and-claw feet--92 3/4in. height, 40in. wide, 28 1/4in. deep
in two sections; the upper section with molded swan's neck pediment terminating in carved rondells centering a carved finial above a pair of tomb-stone paneled cupboard doors flanked by fluted columns opening to an elaborately fitted interior with a molded upper tier fitted with two shelves of valanced pigeon holes above verticaly divided shelves with shaped dividers over four short drawers and two candle slides; the lower section with a rectangular hinged lid opening to a molded interior with a central prospect door flanked by secret document drawers and valanced pigeon holes and two tiers of blocked short drawers above a blocked case with four graduated long drawers over a molded base with a shaped central drop on cabriole legs with ball-and-claw feet--92 3/4in. height, 40in. wide, 28 1/4in. deep