Federal inlaid bird's-eye maple mechanical and portable writing desk...

Federal inlaid bird's-eye maple mechanical and portable writing desk

Boston, MA, circa 1800

With mahogany tambour, rosewood crossbanding, and ebony line inlay, brass handles.

H: 7 3/4 in. W: 16 1/4 in. D: 12 1/4 in.

PROVENANCE:

Property of a Maryland estate
Purchased at David Dunton, Woodbury, Connecticut, July 22, 1995

patch to left side arched frame, loss to lower front of tambour, slight veneer
loss to slant top front right edge, ink stains to long drawer. minor loss to interior writing surface at centered fold.