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An Important Chippendale Block and Shell Slant-Top Desk, by the School of The Townsend and Goddard, Newport, c.1770

An Important Chippendale Block and Shell Slant-Top Desk, by the School of The Townsend and Goddard, Newport, c.1770 - Image 1
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An Important Chippendale Block and Shell Slant-Top Desk, by the School of The Townsend and Goddard, Newport, c.1770 - Image 3
An Important Chippendale Block and Shell Slant-Top Desk, by the School of The Townsend and Goddard, Newport, c.1770 - Image 4
An Important Chippendale Block and Shell Slant-Top Desk, by the School of The Townsend and Goddard, Newport, c.1770 - Image 5
An Important Chippendale Block and Shell Slant-Top Desk, by the School of The Townsend and Goddard, Newport, c.1770 - Image 6
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Provenance:  G.K.S. Bush; Philip Bradley
Illustrated:  Antiques magazine, May 1993, pps. 640-641

Report Files on this Desk:

  • A Wood Object Examination Report by Robert Landry, dated Jan.1993.    Click Here
  • Analysis of Block and Shell Slant Front Desk by Michael Moses, dated Jan. 1994.  Click Here

Height: 42 ¾ in. Width: 42 ¼ in.

Owner: Stanley Weiss Collection – www.stanleyweiss.com / info@stanleyweiss.com