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Slant-front desk |
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Object numberRIF3174 |
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MakerMaker Unknown |
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Dimensions41 1/4 × 38 1/2 × 23 in. (104.775 × 97.79 × 58.42 cm) |
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Date177090 |
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Current locationUnknown |
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GeographyMade in Newport, Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumMahogany |
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MarksUnknown |
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InscriptionsUnknown |
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ProvenanceSkinner, Inc., Boston and Bolton, Massachusetts (sale held Bolton), March 25, 1989, lot 42. Christie's, New York, January 2627, 1995, lot 158 |
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Associated namesSkinner, Inc.Christie's |
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ConstructionAccording to the Skinner auction catalogue the brasses are replaced and there are restorations to the base. |
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BibliographySkinner, Inc., Boston and Bolton, Mass., Americana, sale cat. (March 25, 1989), lot 42, ill.Christie's, New York, Important American Furniture, Silver, Prints, Folk Art, and Decorative Arts, sale cat. (January 2627, 1995), 81, lot 158. |