Premier Auction - Session II
Sat, Sep 17, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1286
New England Chippendale Serpentine Desk and Bookcase
Estimate: $12,000 - $18,000
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 |
coastal Massachusetts, probably Salem, late 18th century, in maple, birch, and other mixed woods, upper case with bonnet top over two paneled doors, opening to shelved interior, lower case with fitted desk interior with central fan carved drawer, serpentine graduated drawers, fan carved skirt drop and ball and claw feet, top of lower case with several inscriptions, 96-1/2 x 41-1/2 x 23 in.
Note: Similar design to secretaries featured in Ada Young, "Five Secretaries and the Cogswells" The Magazine Antiques, October, 1965, pages 478-485.
Provenance: Descended in the Hay Family of New Hampshire; Bernard & S. Dean Levy, New York; A Private New Jersey Estate
Condition
very good condition, original feet, skirt drop, and blocking, finials and brasses replaced, other minor foot and molding wear, shrinkage cracks and other typical flaws
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