A MINIATURE FEDERAL SATINWOOD AND INLAID MAHOGANY ROLL-TOP DESK
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A MINIATURE FEDERAL SATINWOOD AND INLAID MAHOGANY ROLL-TOP DESK

BALTIMORE, 1790-1810

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A MINIATURE FEDERAL SATINWOOD AND INLAID MAHOGANY ROLL-TOP DESK
BALTIMORE, 1790-1810
appears to retain its original brasses; dressing mirror of the period but possibly added
32 in. high, 15 ¾ in. wide, 10 in. deep

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Lot Essay


With its shaped skirt, French feet and oval inlay this unusual form exhibits classic Baltimore features. For a chest of drawers with a similar shaped skirt with two lobes forming a central cutout see Baltimore Furniture: The Work of Baltimore and Annapolis Cabinetmakers from 1760-1810 (Baltimore, 1947), p. 136, fig. 86.

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