Lot Essay
Microanalysis indicates the desk's primary wood is liquidamber styraciflua (sweet gum).
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PROPERTY OF HARRY WETHERSTINE
A GUMWOOD SLANT-FRONT DESK-ON-STAND
PROBABLY NEW YORK, 1760-1780
Details
A GUMWOOD SLANT-FRONT DESK-ON-STAND
Probably New York, 1760-1780
In two parts: the upper with rectangular molded slant-front lid opening to a compartmented interior; the lower with a conforming mid-molding above a thumbmolded drawer, on turned legs with pad feet
36in. high, 25in. wide, 21½in. deep
Probably New York, 1760-1780
In two parts: the upper with rectangular molded slant-front lid opening to a compartmented interior; the lower with a conforming mid-molding above a thumbmolded drawer, on turned legs with pad feet
36in. high, 25in. wide, 21½in. deep