Whitley Collection, Featuring Chinese Export, Furniture, and Fine Art | October 29, 2024
Tue, Oct 29, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 184
Irish Mahogany Fall Front Desk On Carved Base
Estimate: $500 - $700
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 |
highly carved base with scrolling acanthus leaf decoration, birds and shells, cabriole legs terminating in ball and claw feet, fall front desk with interior writing surface with dividers and drawers, decorative columns at front of documents drawers, knight on front of prospect drawer which opens to a stepped checkerboard interior, 43 x 45 x 23 in.
Provenance: Collection of JoAnn and Whit Whitley, North Carolina
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Collection of JoAnn and Whit Whitley, North Carolina
top and base possibly associated, brasses replaced, possible rebuilding from period elements, patches to veneers throughout with restorations and cracks, replaced hinges and patches to wood at fall board, stable split on left side of case, scattered shrinkage cracks, abrasions and veneer losses throughout, one drawer refaced
