Property from the Estate of GERTRUDE CHALFONT
A FEDERAL INLAID MAHOGANY DESK-AND-BOOKCASE
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A FEDERAL INLAID MAHOGANY DESK-AND-BOOKCASE
NORTH SHORE, MASSACHUSETTS, 1790-1810
In three parts: the upper section with three urn finials above a shaped pediment with central arch with a veneered oval reserve over a molded cornice with band-inlay above two glazed doors with inlaid interlacing mullions opening to an interior fitted with two shelves; the mid-section, with a mid-molding over tambour doors flanked by line and band inlaid panels opening to an interior fitted with eight pigeonholes above four short drawers over two pigeonholes; the lower section with a rectangular molded hinged top opening to a baized-lined writing surface above two line and band-inlaid long drawers over a line and band-inlaid shaped skirt, on double tapering line and band-inlaid legs above cuffs--85 ½in. high, 36in. wide, 19 ½in. deep
NORTH SHORE, MASSACHUSETTS, 1790-1810
In three parts: the upper section with three urn finials above a shaped pediment with central arch with a veneered oval reserve over a molded cornice with band-inlay above two glazed doors with inlaid interlacing mullions opening to an interior fitted with two shelves; the mid-section, with a mid-molding over tambour doors flanked by line and band inlaid panels opening to an interior fitted with eight pigeonholes above four short drawers over two pigeonholes; the lower section with a rectangular molded hinged top opening to a baized-lined writing surface above two line and band-inlaid long drawers over a line and band-inlaid shaped skirt, on double tapering line and band-inlaid legs above cuffs--85 ½in. high, 36in. wide, 19 ½in. deep
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