A CLASSICAL CARVED MAHOGANY DESK-AND-BOOKCASE

ATTRIBUTED TO ANTHONY H. JENKINS (W.1832-1857), BALTIMORE, CIRCA 1835-1840

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A CLASSICAL CARVED MAHOGANY DESK-AND-BOOKCASE
Attributed to Anthony H. Jenkins (w.1832-1857), Baltimore, circa 1835-1840
In two sections: the upper with rectangular molded cornice above a conforming case fitted with two glazed doors with scroll and leaf-carved mullions centered by rosettes opening to a shelved interior; the lower section with a conforming top fitted with inset tier of three short drawers over a hinged felt-lined writing surface above two short drawers over two panelled doors flanked by columns with leaf and ionic-carved capitals above a conforming base, on double ball-turned feet
93in. high, 41in. wide, 25in. deep

Lot Essay

With its tall glazed upper section carved with anthemion and waterleaf mullions over a veneered, panelled, and carved lower section, this desk-and-bookcase exemplifies the design and ornament favored by Baltimore craftsmen during the second quarter of the nineteenth century. A writing table-and-bookcase with simiarly carved mullions and carved ionic column supports, attributed to Jenkins, was Sold in these Rooms, October 23, 1993 (illustrated in Weidman and Goldsborough, Classical Maryland (Baltimore, 1993), p.136, fig.166. For more on the Anthony H. and Michael Jenkins see Weidman, Furniture in Maryland: 1740-1940 (Baltimore, 1984), pp.75,99,293.

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