18TH C. CHIPPENDALE MAHOGANY SERPENTINE SLANT-LID DESK.

An 18th C. Massachusetts Chippendale mahogany serpentine front slant-lid desk. A slant lid opening to a fitted interior with a central pinwheel-carved fan medallion, flanked by an arrangement of small drawers and open pigeonholes above a shaped valance. Three serpentine-front long drawers below, fitted with period bail and escutcheon brass hardware, on cabriole legs ending in ball-and-claw feet. 44.5”H x 43”W.

Estimate:$500

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