A Chippendale style mahogany slant front desk with
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A Chippendale style mahogany slant front desk with shell carved front, fitted interior over 4 graduated drawers and base with original ball and claw feet - original batwing brasses and matching escutcheons - dovetailed case. Very good condition circa 1850. Note - one of the two interior pullout hidden compartments is signed in script "Sarah B. Shaw 1882" - Sarah Blake Sturgis (Blake) b. Mass. 1815 d. NY 1902 - she was the mother of the famous Civil War Colonel, Robert Gould Shaw of Massachusetts. Measures 42 3/4"W x 23 1/2"D x 43 1/2"H. Provenance: This item was handed down to consignor's wife from either the Stotesbury family of Philadelphia - builder and part owner of JP Morgan in the 19th/20th century, or the Minturn families of NY - the consignor's wife's great uncle was Col. Robert Shaw (portrayed in the movie film "Glory") and her great great grandmother was Susanna Shaw Minturn (1839 - 1926) who gifted the land to NY that became part of Central Park. The Minturn family also owned the clipper ship "The Flying Cloud" and were leading merchants in NY City in the 19th/20th centuries.
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A Chippendale style mahogany slant front desk with
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