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THE GILLETTE FAMILY CHIPPENDALE SLANT FRONT DESK

Offered by: Levy Galleries

Description
THE GILLETTE FAMILY CHIPPENDALE SLANT FRONT DESK
New London County, Connecticut Circa 1760

Primary Wood: Cherry
Secondary Wood: Poplar

Height: 41 ½ inches
Width: 40 inches
Depth: 19 ½ inches

Provenance: The Gillette Family of Hartford, Connecticut and New York; Ginsburg & Levy, Inc., New York; Mr. William C. Whitledge, Baltimore, Maryland.

Reference: There is a New London County chest on chest exhibited in the Lyman Allyn Museum exhibit see entry 56, page 53, of Myers and Mayhew, New London County Furniture, 1640-1840, exhibition at the Lyman Allyn Museum, for a chest on chest with a similar arrangement of the feet. That exhibition discusses the close ties between Newport and New London County which is in evidence on this desk.

Item Number 6070

Categories: Case Pieces, Desks Tags: CHERRY, CHIPPENDALE, CONNECTICUT, SLANT FRONT

More Information

Period:	18th Century
Materials:	Cherry
Condition:	Good.
Styles / Movements:	Traditional, Chippendale
Dealer Reference #:	6070
Incollect Reference #:	632674

Dimensions

W.	40 in;	H.	41.5 in;	D.	19.5 in;
W.	101.6 cm;	H.	105.41 cm;	D.	49.53 cm;

Message from Seller:

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