Roll-Top Rosewood Desk, Model 912, by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
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Description
Edward Wormley designed this roll-top desk, model 912, for Dunbar in 1957. Flanking the spacious central writing surface, rosewood tambour doors conceal two smaller sections each with two drawers. Below are three additional, shallow drawers with rosewood fronts. A hinged panel at the back drops down to convert the piece to a partner’s desk. The frame is ebonized mahogany and the hardware is brass.
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More Information
Origin: United States, Indiana Period: 1950-1979 Materials: Mahogany, Rosewood, Brass Condition: Excellent. Creation Date: 1960s Styles / Movements: Modern, Mid Century Incollect Reference #: 195036 -
Dimensions
W. 74.75 in; H. 35 in; D. 28 in; H.2. 28.75 in; W. 189.87 cm; H. 88.9 cm; D. 71.12 cm; H.2. 73.03 cm;
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Located in Boston’s up-and-coming Dorchester neighborhood, Machine Age houses New England’s largest collection of twentieth-century furniture, lighting, & objects d’art. For 30 years, we have been offering a comprehensive but highly edited assemblage of American & European pieces from the 1930s through the 1990s. Aesthetically, the work marries modernism’s clarity of line & embrace of experimentation with a refined craftsmanship.
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