Cherry Bonnet-Top Desk and Bookcase

This beautifully inlaid desk was most likely made near the border region of southern Massachusetts and northern Connecticut. The circa 1800, desk features quarter columns with string inlay; cut-corner string inlay on the fronts of the drawers, the bookcase doors, and the lid; as well as diamonds with floral and berry inlay on the bookcase doors.  The desk is resting on a set of delicate splayed ogee feet. The brasses and finials are restored. The bottom 1.5” of the lid has been restored and there several other patches to the desk.

Height:  7′9″  Case Width:  39 ½″  Depth:  22″

$8500.00