Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

Premier Auction - Session I

Fri, Mar 25, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 547

Chippendale Highly Figured Mahogany Desk and Bookcase

Estimate: $1,200 - $1,800

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

British, 18th century, with dentil molded cornice over two glazed doors with white painted and adjustable shelved interior, lower case with fitted desk over five dovetailed drawers with oak linings, set on ogee bracket feet, 85-1/2 x 45 (at feet) x 25-1/2 in.

Provenance: Private Collection, Hickory, North Carolina

Condition

brasses replaced, repairs and restorations to feet, patches and repairs with scattered veneer distress at fall board, minor warping to fall board and typical shrinkage to upper doors, some veneer repairs to interior drawer facings, other typical distress and scattered repairs

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