Lot 45

Fine New England Sheraton Desk and Bookcase

Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000

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
Boston, 1800-1810, upper case with inlaid pediment and turned finials over two Gothic arched glazed doors, set with flame birch panels, opening to shelved interior, lower case with three drawers over fitted cylinder desk with pull out leather lined ratcheted writing board, over four additional drawers on turned legs, banded drawers with highly figured veneers, 91-1/2 x 39-3/4 x 22 in.; Provenance: Ginsburg & Levy, New York, purchased January 1969 for $8,500 (accompanied by original receipt); The Estate of William N. Banks, Jr., Newnan, Georgia

Condition

very good condition overall, brasses replaced, finials probably replaced, upper doors formerly fitted with escutcheons, now removed