Sale 16AM01 | Lot 193

Federal Inlaid Mahogany Secretary Bookcase

Catalogue: American Paintings, Furniture & Decorative Arts
Federal Inlaid Mahogany Secretary Bookcase

Lot Details

Lot 193
Federal Inlaid Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
Late 18th/ early 19th century
The scrolled pediment with compass star inlay above a swag inlaid frieze and two glazed doors, the serpentine lower section with a fitted desk drawer over three long drawers, raised on ogee bracket feet. Height 7 feet 9 1/2 inches, width 45 3/4 inches, depth 21 inches.


C Property from a New Jersey Collector

Estimate: $5,000 - $10,000
Sold for $3,125 (includes buyer's premium)

Additional Notes & Condition Report

The center of pediment cracked and repaired, loss to left front corner of cornice, dents and losses to molding under bookcase, dents to center of front of desk drawer, repairs and cracks to front corners above desk drawer, molding loss lower left corner of top two drawers, minor wear to feet, repairs and small loss to glazing bars


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Estimate: $5,000 - $10,000
Sold for $3,125 (includes buyer's premium)

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American Paintings, Furniture & Decorative Arts

Wed, Apr 06, 2016 at 10am EDT
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