SOLD! for $580.00.
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- High Estimate: $1,200.00
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Miniature Chippendale mahogany slantfront desk complete with dovetailed molded-front drawers and glue blocks back stops. Brass pulls. Secondary wood appears to be yellow pine or cypress and oak, indicating possible Mid Atlantic or Southern origin. 5-1/2" H x 4-3/4" W x 2-1/2"D. Circa 1800. Together with a miniature leather covered sarcophagus tea caddy with shaped top and central oval tag. Piece features an allover incised basketweave design and green impressed wall paper interior. 1-1/4" H x 2" W x 1" D. Probably English, 19th century. Provenance: Estate of Salli LaGrone, Franklin, Tennessee. Ex-Geneva Archibald collection. Condition: Desk: Loss of molding to top left drawer, otherwise very good condition. Tea caddy: chip to top, missing original feet, loss of leather covering to back and minor loss in front.