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From:" Israel Sack, Inc., advertisement," Antiques 111 (March 1977): inside cover
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Slant-front desk |
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Object numberRIF100 |
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MakerMaker, attributed to John Townsend, American, 1732/33–1809 |
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Dimensions42 1/4 × 40 × 24 in. (107.315 × 101.6 × 60.96 cm) Writing level: 12 3/16 in. (31 cm) |
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Date1785–1805 |
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Current locationPrivate Collection |
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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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ProvenanceHerbert Lawton (born 1868), Boston; consigned to The Anderson Galleries, New York, January 6–7, 1928. Mrs. Frederick J. Williamson, Montclair, New Jersey, by 1939; consigned to Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, October 6–7, 1939; sold to Israel Sack, Inc., New York; sold to Charles K. Davis (1889–1968), Fairfield, Connecticut, by 1940. Israel Sack, Inc., New York, 1976 |
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Associated namesIsrael Sack, Inc.Mrs. Frederick J. Williamson Charles K. Davis Herbert Lawton Israel Sack, Inc. |
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ConstructionThree hinges fasten the slant-front to the desk interior. The lopers are half height. |
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Bibliography"Israel Sack, Inc., advertisement," Antiques 111, no. 3 (March 1977): 408 inside cover, ill.Anderson Galleries, New York, Important American Furniture: Collected by the Well Known Connoisseur Mr. Herbert Lawton, sale cat. (January 6–7, 1928), 23, lot 84, ill. "Antiques in Domestic Settings: The Home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Davis," Antiques 39, no. 3 (March 1941): 128, ill. Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, Early American and English XVIII Century Furniture, sale cat. (October 6–7, 1939), lot 184, ill. American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, 10 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 1957–89), vol. 5, pp. 1314–15, no. P4364, ill. |
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