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Slant-front desk

Object number

RIF4566

Maker

Maker Unknown

Dimensions

40 1/2 × 38 1/2 × 19 1/2 in. (102.87 × 97.79 × 49.53 cm)

Date

1780–1800

Current location

Unknown

Geography

Made in Rhode Island, Probably made in Providence, Rhode Island
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Medium

Maple

Marks

Unknown

Inscriptions

Unknown

Style

Chippendale

Provenance

By descent in the Bullock family to Frank Bullock, Providence, Rhode Island. Christie's, New York, June 16, 1984, lot 321

Associated names

Bullock family
Frank Bullock
Private collection
Christie's

Bibliography

Christie's, New York, Fine American Furniture, Silver, and Decorative Arts, sale cat. (June 16, 1984), 120, lot 321, ill.