$23,000
Salem Massachusetts Chippendale mahogany secretary bookcase, ca. 1790 , with swan's neck pediment with carved rosettes centering a plinth and urn turned finial over a dental molded cornice and 2 cupboard doors with applied molding, the lower section with a slant lid opening to reveal a fitted interior above 4 graduated serpentine drawers above a shell carved drop resting on ogee feet(possibly from the workshop of Allison), 99" h., 40 1/2" w.

Auctioneer:
Pook & Pook
Date:
2002-11-23