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AN AMERICAN 'CHIPPENDALE' MAHOGANY 'BLOCK-FRONT' KNEEHOLE DESK

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AN AMERICAN 'CHIPPENDALE' MAHOGANY 'BLOCK-FRONT' KNEEHOLE DESK

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AN AMERICAN 'CHIPPENDALE' MAHOGANY 'BLOCK-FRONT' KNEEHOLE DESK

BOSTON, MASSACHUSSETTS, CIRCA 1760

Details

The oblong thumb-moulded top above a long frieze drawer over two banks of three drawers flanking a central kneehole with three graduated drawers, the moulded base with shaped pendant on bracket feet, the handles later replaced
30 1/4 in. (77 cm.) high; 36 1/4 in. (92 cm.) wide; 21 1/2 in. (55 cm.) deep
Provenance

Captain Josiah Bigelow (b.1750) and Harriet Bigelow, née Parker (b.1743), Framingham Center, Massachusetts;
thence by descent until 1965.
With Harry Arons Antiques, Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Property from the Estate of Clare Hix Martin, Bronxville, New York; sold Sotheby's New York, 28 January 1993, lot 1203.
Literature

A. Sack, Fine Points of Furniture, Early American, New York, 1950, p. 151.

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26% up to £800,000.00
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AN AMERICAN 'CHIPPENDALE' MAHOGANY 'BLOCK-FRONT' KNEEHOLE DESK

Name: AN AMERICAN 'CHIPPENDALE' MAHOGANY 'BLOCK-FRONT' KNEEHOLE DESK
SKU: 175777702
Price: 6000 GBP
Availability: InStock

Estimate £6,000 - £10,000

Starting Price £3,000

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