Lot Essay
By tradition this desk was made for and used by the Secretary of State under President Rutherford B. Hayes in the White House circa 1877.
PENNSYLVANIA OR NEW YORK, 19TH CENTURY
Details
A FEDERAL INLAID PINE LAP DESK
Pennsylvania or New York, 19th century
The rectangular hinged top with central inlaid Mariner's star above a conforming case opening to a fitted interior, on a stepped base
9½in. high, 16½in. wide, 17¼in. deep
Pennsylvania or New York, 19th century
The rectangular hinged top with central inlaid Mariner's star above a conforming case opening to a fitted interior, on a stepped base
9½in. high, 16½in. wide, 17¼in. deep
Provenance
Lawrence Goldsmith, Woodbury, Long Island, 1974