Birch- and Walnut-veneered Serpentine Fall-front Desk

Description:

Birch- and Walnut-veneered Serpentine Fall-front Desk, Continental, late 18th/early 19th century, birch panels framed with stained walnut, front opens to interior with a central mirrored door flanked by two ranges of three pigeonholes and three drawers, leather writing surface, two short and two long drawers, ht. 42, writing surface ht. 32, wd. 44, dp. 22 1/2 in.
Estimate $1,500-2,000

Replaced pulls, drawers repaired. Bottom of one pidgeonhole detached, but present.


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