Premier Auction | Session III
Sat, Dec 7, 2019 09:00AM EST
Lot 1606
Fine Pennsylvania Chippendale Slant Front Desk
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 |
circa 1750s, figured walnut with poplar secondary, fitted interior with serpentine drawers, fluted quarter columns on boldly formed ogee bracket feet, 17 interior drawers, accompanied by copy of receipt dated December 1987 from Israel Sack, Inc., indicating a price of $35,000 and Brochure Number Twenty-Eight, May 1, 1976, Opportunities in American Antiques, Israel Sack, Inc., illustrating the desk on page 52, ill., 45 x 36 x 21-3/4 in.; Provenance: Israel Sack, Inc., New York, New York, 1976; Estate of Mr. and Mrs. David Astor Dowdy, Jr
very good overall, brasses replaced, some sun fading especially to interior, triangular patch to fallboard at one hinge, original feet with some later blocking, minor patches and repairs to rear facings
