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Slant-front desk

Object number

RIF2948

Maker

Maker Unknown

Dimensions

40 1/4 × 37 1/4 × 17 1/2 in. (102.235 × 94.615 × 44.45 cm)

Date

1760–90

Current location

Unknown

Geography

Made in Rhode Island
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Medium

Maple

Marks

Unknown

Inscriptions

Unknown

Style

Chippendale

Provenance

Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc., New York, June 20–23, 1979, lot 1156. Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc., July 10–11, 1980, lot 736. Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc., July 9–10, 1981, lot 623

Associated names

Sotheby Parke Bernet

Bibliography

Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, Fine Americana, sale cat. (June 20–23, 1979), lot 1156.
Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, Americana, sale cat. (July 10–11, 1980), lot 736, ill.
Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, Americana, sale cat. (July 9–10, 1981), lot 623.