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Lot 1315

American Chippendale Walnut Desk and Bookcase

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
possibly Virginia, 18th century, walnut with yellow pine, poplar, and walnut secondary, upper case with tombstone paneled doors opening to a divided interior, lower case with fitted desk interior, one drawer signed "Asa Graves December 8, 1800", original bracket feet, 88 x 39 x 23 in.; accompanied by invoice for an amount of $900Provenance: purchased from Bernard M. Caperton Antiques, Charlotttesville, VA, August 1961; Private Collection, Richmond, Virginia

Condition

probably˜a marriage (bed molding replaced and some variation in construction, color a very good match), otherwise very good condition, brasses replaced, scattered repairs to moldings, fall board does not completely close (tenon from breadboard sticks out)