06-10-200106-10-2001
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBolton MA
2076
June 10, 2001 10:00 AMCalender
50

Chippendale Carved Tiger Maple Slant-lid Desk

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$76,200$67,000
Auction: Sale #2076 - 2076Location: BoltonDate / Time: June 10, 2001 10:00AM

Description:

Chippendale Carved Tiger Maple Slant-lid Desk, Massachusetts, 1760-80, the lid opens to an interior with a central, paneled prospect door on a molded base opening to two shaped shelves flanked by open compartments with serpentine dividers above similarly shaped and blocked small drawers, on a case of thumb-molded graduated drawers and a molded shaped bracket base with a central fan-carved pendant, original brass, the interior with early dark brown paint, the exterior with old tiger maple surface, (imperfections),ht. 41, wd. 36, dp. 19 5/8 in.
Estimate $10,000-15,000

Keywords

dark brown paint, Massachusetts