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Lot Essay
The conservative decorative scheme, proportions and overall design of this desk-and-bookcase relate closely to a desk-and-bookcase attributed to New York, now in the collection of the United States Department of State, illustrated in Clement E. Conger and Alexandra W. Rollins, Treasures of State, Fine and Decorative Arts in the Diplomatic Reception Rooms of the U.S. Department of State (New York, 1991), pp. 200-201, cat. no. 112.
According to Wolcott family tradition, this desk-and-bookcase was once owned by Oliver Wolcott (1726-1797), the Connecticut-born statesman and soldier who was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
According to Wolcott family tradition, this desk-and-bookcase was once owned by Oliver Wolcott (1726-1797), the Connecticut-born statesman and soldier who was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.