Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

May Premier Auction: Day 2

Sat, May 20, 2017 09:00AM EDT - Mon, May 22, 2017 09:00AM EDT
Lot 961

Rhode Island Chippendale Slant-Front Desk

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500

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
Newport, Rhode Island, late 18th century, figured mahogany, fitted interior over four graduated drawers, dovetailed construction, poplar and chestnut secondary, original ogee bracket feet, 42 x 38-1/2 x 22 in.. Provenance: lower drawer interior with old label "This desk is the property of Eliza Greene Chace 20 days Aunt M. H. Chace (Phall?); Private Savannah, Georgia Collection

Condition

refinished, patches and repairs at hinges with strip patch at bottom of fallboard, brasses replaced and with polish residue (appear to be period), other possible restorations to fallboard, original feet and most blocking with scattered patches and repairs, patches and repairs to drawer facings

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