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A Handsome Federal Mahogany and Inlaid Desk and Bookcase, attributed to Mark Pitman, Salem, Massachusetts, circa 1810.

Artist:	Not Available
Category:	Furniture - American
SubType:	Desk
Origin:	MA
Style:	Bookcase
Era:	19th Century
Height:	81 inches
Width:	41 inches
Depth:	18.75 inches



This handsome desk, with a raised gallery and cross-hatched glazed cabinet, is a form associated with examples produced in Federal Salem, Massachusetts. In fact, a related example of the same dimensions and nearly identical layout bears the label of Salem cabinetmaker, Mark Pitman (born 1779).The desk is mounted with a gallery form crest comprised of two outer plinths framing an arched mahogany splat, centering a large central plinth, each which is mounted with turned urn form finials. The central plinth has a rosewood cross-banded border around a brilliantly figured flame birch frieze.

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