Slant-Front Desk, Miniature China probably late 19th century, cherry and mahogany with poplar secondary, fitted interior, scalloped and inlaid skirt, French feet, 7-1/4 x 16 x 20 in., opens to 16-1/4 in., [reconfigured incorporating early elements, scattered surface wear, minor veneer and inlay losses;] together with nine pieces of porcelain miniature china (three cups and six saucers), hand-painted with gold rims, [wear and losses to gilding and paint, one cup lacking handle, one saucer with rim chip] . Provenance: by descent in the Sprunt and Taylor families of Wilmington and Winston Salem, North Carolina