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PROPERTY FROM THE JOHN H. BENTON TRUST
A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY PEDESTAL ARCHITECT'S DESK,
SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY,
Details
A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY PEDESTAL ARCHITECT'S DESK,
second quarter 19th century,
the rectangular top with rounded side flaps above a blind-fret carved frieze fitted with three drawers, on two pedestals each fitted with blind-fret carved doors enclosing three mahogany-lined drawers, on plinth base, with later framing to the inside of plinth, marked 1736 ST in blue paint to the tops of the pedestals
29in. (73.5cm.) high, 51in. (129.5cm.) wide, 35¾in. (91cm.) deep
second quarter 19th century,
the rectangular top with rounded side flaps above a blind-fret carved frieze fitted with three drawers, on two pedestals each fitted with blind-fret carved doors enclosing three mahogany-lined drawers, on plinth base, with later framing to the inside of plinth, marked 1736 ST in blue paint to the tops of the pedestals
29in. (73.5cm.) high, 51in. (129.5cm.) wide, 35¾in. (91cm.) deep
Provenance
Acquired from, Stair and Company, New York, May 1969.