Federal inlaid bird's-eye maple mechanical and portable writing desk Boston, MA, circa 1800
Sale 6030 - American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts
Nov 14, 2018
5:00AM ET
Live / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$800 -
1,200
Price Realized
$550
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Lot Description
Federal inlaid bird's-eye maple mechanical and portable writing desk Boston, MA, circa 1800
With mahogany tambour, rosewood crossbanding, and ebony line inlay, brass handles.
H: 7 3/4 in. W: 16 1/4 in. D: 12 1/4 in.Provenance: Property of a Maryland estate
Purchased at David Dunton, Woodbury, Connecticut, July 22, 1995
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