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Classical Carved and Figured Mahogany, Ormolu-mounted, Parcel Gilt and Stenciled Desk-and-Bookcase with Eagle carved feet, attributed to the shop of Joseph Meeks and Son, New York, circa 1825
Estimate
15,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- Height 107 in. by Width 54 in. by Depth 25 1/2 in.
Appears to retain its original hardware.
Condition
Gold highlighting reinforced; parcel gilt of carved eagles has been redone; secondary wood is white pine and poplar; appears to retain its original hardware; 2 in. by 1 in. patch to proper left hinged door at location of hinge; refinished; toes with abraision and minor losses commensurate with age.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
A closely related piece is in the collection of the Metropolitan Msueum of Art (see Marilynn Johnson, 19th-Century America: Furniture and Other Decorative Arts, (New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1970), no. 70. A sideboard in the Bayou Bend collection, also atributed to Meeks and Son, has identical eagle carved feet (see David B. Warren, Michael K. Brown, Elizabeth Ann Coleman, and Emily Ballew Neff, American Decorative Arts and Paintings in the Bayou Bend Collection, (Houston, TX: Princeton University Press for the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1998), pp. 135-6, no. F219).