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A CHIPPENDALE CARVED MAHOGANY BLOCK-FRONT DESK-AND-BOOKCASE

Lot 601
24.01.2025 00:00UTC +00:00
Classic
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CHRISTIE'S
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1362426
Lot 601 | A CHIPPENDALE CARVED MAHOGANY BLOCK-FRONT DESK-AND-BOOKCASE
Estimate value
$ 25 000 – 35 000
A CHIPPENDALE CARVED MAHOGANY BLOCK-FRONT DESK-AND-BOOKCASE
BOSTON, 1760-1790
appears to retain its original hardware
96 in. high, 42 in. wide, 22 ½ in. deep




Provenance

According to tradition:
General Arad Hunt (1743-1825), Vernon, Vermont, and Hinsdale, New Hampshire
Thence by descent in the family
Mrs. John H. Harwood, Brookline, Massachusetts
Wayne Pratt, Inc., Woodbury, Connecticut, 1996
The Rosebrook Collection
Christie's, New York, 21 January 2015, lot 165



Literature

'The Furniture Collection of Mrs. John H. Harwood,' The Magazine Antiques (September 1946), p. 165.
Johanna McBrien, 'A Sense of Place', Antiques & Fine Art (Winter/Spring 2008), p. 209.
Medium:Mahogany, Wood
Art style:Chippendale (1750-1780)
Category:Chests, Services
Auction house category:Furniture and Lamps, Dressers
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
United Kingdom
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