A QUEEN ANNE FIGURED MAPLE SLANT-FRONT DESK

NEW ENGLAND, 1740-1760

Details

A QUEEN ANNE FIGURED MAPLE SLANT-FRONT DESK
New England, 1740-1760
The rectangular top above a slant lid opening to reveal a compartmented interior fitted with two valanced pigeonholes over a short drawer flanked by document drawers each with engaged columns, further flanked by four pigeonholes above drawers, all over a central reserve flanked by drawers, above a rectangular case fitted with four graduated drawers, all on a molded frame with a central shaped drop, on cabriole legs with padded disc feet, appears to retain its original brasses
43¼in. high, 41in. wide, 20¼in. deep

Provenance

Israel Sack, Inc., New York City, 1995

Lot Essay

With its striking figured grain, shaped drop pendant skirt and sharply kneed cabriole legs, this desk is a remarkable survival from mid-18th century Massachusetts. A slant-front desk sharing the same features as the one offered here was sold in these Rooms, 2 June 1990, lot 201.

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