A Chippendale Figured Mahogany Slant-Front Desk

Mid-Atlantic States, Circa 1780 with alteration

the document drawers flanking the prospect door accessible through the prospect, also a concealed compartment is built in beneath the prospect drawer.
Height 44 1/4 x width 47 1/4 x depth 23 3/4 inches.

In overall fine and stable condition. Retains a fairly even, refinished surface throughout. Old scuffs, marks and scratches consistent with age and use. The drawer pulls, while seemingly of the period, are replaced. Hinges are replaced on the slant lid. Few age cracks throughout. Some small, scattered filled nail holes and other patches visible in a few areas. Some replaced boards to the drawer bottoms and the drawer interiors have been stained. The lopers are replaced. The two lower backboards are replaced. A couple of foot facings previously cracked and reglued. The corner foot blocks are likely replaced.

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Mr. Fisher rejoined the firm in 2019 after working as a specialist in the American Furniture and Folk Art department at Sotheby’s New York. His areas of expertise include 18th, 19th, and 20th century American, Continental, and English furniture, decorative and folk art. Before coming to Hindman in 2013, Mr. Fisher worked in European Furniture and Decorative Arts in Philadelphia. He began his career working for a prints dealer focusing on works from the 16th through the 20th centuries.

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A Chippendale Figured Mahogany Slant-Front Desk

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