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Premier Auction - Session II | November 12, 2022

Sat, Nov 12, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 769

Queen Anne Tiger Maple Shell Carved Child's Desk

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

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

New England, 18th century, hinged lid with fitted interior with central shell carved drawer, frame with three dovetailed drawers and scalloped skirt, shell carved central drawer, cabriole legs, 34 x 29-1/2 x 16-1/2 in.

Note:

Illustrated in G.K.S. Bush Antiques Magazine, June 1988, pg. 1212.

Provenance: Forbes, Ramsey; G.K.S. Bush Inc., Washington, D.C.; Sold at Sotheby's, New York in 2018-2019 for $10,000

Condition

formerly fitted with casters, now removed, hinges replaced, brasses possibly original (driven through and not removed), long drawer possibly restored, face patch at one short drawer, other possible restorations (resurfaced in later varnish)

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