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A terrific curly maple slant front desk, Westport, Southern Bristol County, Massachusetts, circa 1790.

Artist:	Not Available
Category:	Furniture - American
SubType:	Desk
Origin:	MA
Era:	18th Century
Height:	42 inches
Width:	38 inches
Depth:	19 inches



This attractive desk has dynamically figured curly maple throughout and wonderful regional characteristics. The interior has three banks of drawers, each drawer has vigorously grained sycamore fronts. Sycamore is commonly found in South coastal Massachusetts furniture and lends regional characteristics to this desk. The case rests on ogee bracket feet that borrow much of their form from nearby Rhode Island. Although the feet do resemble those found on pieces from Providence and Newport, they retain region flair in their bold returns and platform base. The desk retains a rich old surface with a mellow patina that enhances the contrast within the tiger maple. The desk was acquired in the 1970’s from a home directly across the street from the Westport Fire Department. This desk is illustrated in, “Harbor & Home; Furniture of Southeastern Massachusetts 1710-1850”. Page 209, plate 71.2. It was also exhibited in the show relating to the volume, at Winterthur, Spring 2009.

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