Carved Cherry Slant-lid Desk

Description:

Carved Cherry Slant-lid Desk, Connecticut, late 18th century, the interior with a central drawers: the top with fan carving; with flanking valanced compartments and drawers, over a case of thumbmolded drawers on ogee bracket feet, replaced brasses, refinished, (imperfections),ht. 41 1/2, wd. 39, dp. 19 in.
Estimate $2,000-3,000

loss to right rear bracket, desk on casters, water staining to side, splits to sides, patches to thumbmolding, plug holes from previous brass


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