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Child's slant-front desk

Object number

RIF3855

Maker

Maker Unknown

Dimensions

Height: 8 in. (20.32 cm) Width: 6 5/8 in. (16.828 cm)

Date

ca. 1800

Current location

Unknown

Geography

Probably made in Rhode Island
(view a map of Rhode Island)

Medium

Pine

Marks

Unknown

Inscriptions

Unknown

Style

Chippendale

Provenance

Knut Ek (1906–1991), Narragansett, Rhode Island; sold to Audrey and Thomas Monahan, Providence, Rhode Island ; consigned to Northeast Auctions, Hampton and Portsmouth, New Hampshire (sale held Manchester, New Hampshire), New Hampshire, August 4, 2001, lot 67

Associated names

Knut Ek
Audrey Monahan
Tom Monahan
Northeast Auctions

Bibliography

Northeast Auctions, Hampton and Portsmouth, N.H., New Hampshire Auction: The Audrey and Tom Monahan Collection, sale cat. (August 4, 2001), 19, lot 67, ill.