Lot 321

New York Federal Mahogany Writing Table

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
circa 1810, with banded mahogany and baize lined top, over two dovetailed frieze drawers, on reeded and turned legs with brass feet, 29-1/2 x 36 x 27-3/4 in.; Provenance: Ginsburg and Levy, Inc., New York, purchased February 1971 (accompanied by duplicate receipt); The Estate of William N. Banks, Jr., Newnan, Georgia

Condition

extensive distress to baize top, cracks and stains to veneer banding surround, with some chips and losses at corners, frame otherwise generally good, one front leg with some repinning and later color touch at side, other minor fading and surface flaws
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