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Sat, Feb 8, 2020 09:00AM EST
Lot 1278
John Chipman Chippendale Mahogany Desk
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
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 |
Salem, Massachusetts, circa 1790s, one interior drawer with label inscribed ?Made by John Chipman cabinet m. Salem Newengland? and also signed on inside backboards ?Made by John Chipman Salem aug. 179_ Price 30 dollars?; stepped interior with drawers and pigeonholes over three long drawers, shaped skirt and feet, 43-3/4 x 41 x 23 in.Note: The Christie?s catalog entry from 1988 notes that ?This desk was discovered in Durban, South Africa and probably was part of the cooperative export cargo furniture enterprise Chipman was involved in with other Salem cabinet makers including Nehemiah Adams, William Appleton, and Jacob and Elijah Sanderson. A breakfront secretary bookcase by Nehemiah Adams, also discovered in South Africa, is illustrated and discussed in Charles Montgomery, American Furniture: The Federal Period, pages 224-226, no. 181.? It is one of only a handful of documented objects by Chipman.ÿÿ
patch to lid near lock, patches where hinges have been moved, replaced brass, repairs and restoration to feet, some foot facings appear to be replaced
Condition
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