American Furniture & Decorative Arts
Description:
Miniature Carved Serpentine-front Scroll-top Desk/Bookcase, Edwin R. King, New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1939, the upper section with shaped recessed paneled doors opening to pigeonholes and deep shell-carved drawers, the lower section with slant lid opening to a stepped interior of shell-carved drawers and compartments above a case of four serpentine graduated drawers, all on ogee bracket base, ht. 11, lower case wd. 5 1/4 in.
Note: A handwritten note affixed to the inside of the bottom drawer reads: "A RE-PRODUCTION!/ THIS: KING-MADE! SERPENTINE FRONT (MINI-/ ATURE) SECRETARY DESK WAS MADE BY ME AT/ MY SHOP..." and is further inscribed and signed "156 Chestnut Street/New Bedford, Massachusetts/July 3, 1939/ Edwin R. King."
The property of Brian and Pam Ehrlich
Estimate $1,000-1,500
Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Keywords
Brian, Edwin R. King, Pam Ehrlich, New BedfordStephen L. Fletcher
Partner/Executive Vice President and Chief Auctioneer
Director of American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3000
Jonathan Dowling
Director, Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
508-970-3131
Christopher D. Fox
Vice President
Director, Historic Arms & Militaria
Associate Deputy Director, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3200
Paul O’Hara
Business Administrator, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3224
American Furniture & Decorative Arts
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