拍品 447
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A RENAISSANCE REVIVAL CARVED WALNUT DESK
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A RENAISSANCE REVIVAL CARVED WALNUT DESK

AMERICAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY

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A RENAISSANCE REVIVAL CARVED WALNUT DESK
American, late 19th century
The rectangular top with inlaid banding and carved molding above a rectangular frame fitted with drawers, over rectangular bases with carved owl figures and doors, on rounded feet
32½in. high, 60¼in. wide, 33¾in. deep

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According to family tradition this desk was made for the owner's grandfather who was a distinguished Californian. It is thought to be one of a kind made in the Bay Area either for his wedding in 1875 or for the furnishing of his new home in 1893.