A William & Mary tiger maple and burl walnut veneered slant-front desk, New England, circa 1730

A William & Mary tiger maple and burl walnut veneered slant-front desk, New England, circa 1730

The slant front revealing fitted interior and well, above two short drawers over two graduated long drawers with crossbanding, molded base, on bun feet.

H: 39 ½ in. W: 35 in. D: 19 ¼ in.

Provenance

Property from a Main Line Estate.
Condition Report: lot 11: in nice overall condition; wonderful figuring to wood; with some subtle, honest occasional patches or repairs to veneer to drawer faces commensurate with age; the interior with one loose scalloped molding element, and with a possible replaced section to horizontal board of document compartment; brasses are period appropriate but replaced, with former holes plugged; ball feet are possibly replaced, but appear to have been there for a while, and present nicely; lowest drawer with replaced section to lower back left-facing side of backboard, the right-facing side of drawer face with one small area of popping veneer; minor occasional age cracks commensurate with age and use; patch to farthest edge of both hinges on slant front itself