From: "Kenneth E. Tuttle Antiques advertisement," Antiques 152 (November 1997): 637
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Slant-front desk |
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Object numberRIF3790 |
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MakerMaker John Townsend, American, 1732/331809 |
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Dimensions41 × 39 × 21 1/2 in. (104.14 × 99.06 × 54.61 cm) |
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Date176585 |
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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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MarksThe Northeast auction catalogue notes: "There appears to be a Townsend inscription on one of the interior drawers." |
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ProvenanceJohn Walton, Inc., Griswold and Jewett City, Connecticut; sold to John M. Spencer II, West Pawlet, Vermont; consigned by his estate to Northeast Auctions, Hampton and Portsmouth, New Hampshire (sale held Manchester, New Hampshire), August 23, 1997, lot 734. Kenneth E. and Paulette Tuttle, Gardiner, Maine, 1997 |
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Associated namesJohn M. Spencer IINortheast Auctions Kenneth E. Tuttle Antiques John S. Walton, Inc. |
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BibliographyNortheast Auctions, Portsmouth, N.H., New Hampshire Auction: Important American Furniture, sale cat. (August 23, 1997), 62, lot 734."Kenneth E. Tuttle Antiques advertisement," Antiques 152, no. 5 (November 1997): 637. |