Sold for:
$255,750
$255,750
CHARLES ROHLFS (1853 - 1936); Important drop-front desk on pivoting base, Buffalo, NY, ca. 1898; Unmarked; 56 1/4" x 25 1/4" x 24"; Note: Several clues lead us to believe that this desk is a prototype, or certainly a very early version of this form: the plain construction of the drawers, the use of a secondary wood on the drawer interiors, the butt hinges to the underside of the drop front as opposed to side-mounted knife hinges, and the lack of a signature. The wooden keys are also different from those on subsequent versions of this desk. We are pleased to offer this early example of such an important design by Rohlfs.
Auctioneer:
Rago Auctions
Date:
2014-10-18
