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Lot 185
A Federal Inlaid Mahogany Lady's Writing Desk
Sale 6332 - American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts
Apr 29, 2025
10:00AM ET
Live / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$8,000 -
12,000
Price Realized
$8,960
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Lot Description
A Federal Inlaid Mahogany Lady's Writing Desk
John Aitken (1770-1814), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Circa 1800
with deep writing drawer revealing fitted interior including a writing slope, over two short drawers, above a long drawer, on tapered legs, one of the interior drawers inscribed in ink Made by / J Aitken Cabinetmaker / N. 39 Dock Street to the underside of the bottom board and the top of that board further inscribed J Aitken / Cabinetmaker / N 39 Dock St / ....
Height 43 x width 36 3/4 x depth 23 inches.