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HEPPLEWHITE INLAID TAMBOUR DESK

Offered by: Jeffrey Tillou Antiques

Description
Provenance: Tillou Gallery (accompanied with original invoice, 1969).
The bow-front tambour tope is a rare feature to find on a tambour desk. The top section is fitted into a molded edge with a folding desk above two drawers flanked by inlaid tapered legs with bell flowers terminating into inlaid cuffs.

More Information

Origin:	United States
Period:	18th Century
Materials:	Mahogany, figured mahogany veneer, pine, secondary wood
Condition:	Good. Fine condition, period brass but not original
Styles / Movements:	Traditional, Hepplewhite
Dealer Reference #:	F-CP-D 004
Incollect Reference #:	359116

Dimensions

W.	40.4 in;	H.	43 in;	D.	21 in;
W.	102.62 cm;	H.	109.22 cm;	D.	53.34 cm;

Message from Seller:

Jeffrey Tillou Antiques was established in 1992. The three story historic building located “on the green” in Litchfield, features an extensive inventory of Americana from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Here you will find an extraordinary collection of furniture, folk art, weathervanes, sculpture, Oriental carpets, and related decorative pieces as well as distinctive European furniture and original works of art.