fine and rare Chippendale cherrywood bonnet top secretary-desk; the upper section having arched bonnet top with pinwheel carved rosette terminals, molded cutout center, applied paneled scrollboard, raised double-panel doors and a shelved interior; swirl carved urn finials on reeded plinths; the lower section having fall front revealing fitted stepped amphitheater interior with three fan carved drawers, two fluted and pilastered document drawers flanking a prospect door; four drawer base with scalloped base molding and ogee bracket feet. Eastern Connecticut, circa 1770. 97" high, 38" wide, 20" deep. Provenance: Soames Family, Lowell, MA; ex collection Dr. Samuel J. Phillips, NY; John Walton, Inc.

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