Southern Federal Inlaid Mahogany Butler's Desk

Southern Federal Inlaid Mahogany Butler's Desk

eastern North Carolina, early 19th century, mahogany veneer, yellow pine secondary, rectangular top with breadboard ends, large upper drawer with bookmatched burl veneers, which pulls out and falls to reveal a butler's secretary featuring a central prospect drawer flanked by two document drawers, five small drawers and eight pigeonholes, above three graduated long drawers with banded veneer edge, herringbone inlay at base, scalloped skirt, later French feet.
44 x 42.5 x 19.25 in.
The Estate of the late Frank Daniels, Jr. and his wife Julia Jones Daniels, Raleigh, North Carolina. A portion of the sale proceeds will be donated to the North Carolina Museum of History Foundation
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Condition Report: Later feet; prospect door cut, patched, and re-hinged; dark staining to writing surface. *Buyers take note, pick up will be required and is only available offsite in Raleigh, North Carolina on April 1, April 3, April 4, and April 7 between 10am-3pm ET. See terms for more details.