11-07-201011-07-2010
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2524BBoston
November 7, 2010 11:00 AMCalender
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Rare Queen Anne Maple Carved Slant Lid Desk

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$9,480$8,000
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2524BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 07, 2010 11:00AM

Description:

Rare Queen Anne Maple Carved Slant Lid Desk, probably Connecticut, last half 18th century, with a triple fan-carved valanced multi-drawer interior centering a wooden clockwork mechanism which activates a serpent with pointed tongue to guard against unauthorized entry, refinished, ht. 41 1/2, wd. 34, dp. 18 in.

Provenance: The Garbisch Collection, Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc., May 1980, lot 687.
Estimate $12,000-18,000

Keywords

Anne Maple Carved Slant, Anne Maple Carved Slant Lid, Connecticut, Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc.