AMERICAN MAHOGANY SECRETAIRE A ABATTANT WITH MARBLE TOP, POSSIBLY PHILADELPHIA,Circa 1820's-30's. Shaped white marble top over one long drawer with gilt brass eschucheon, over a drop down panel with putti eschucheon; opening to one long drawer over a string inlaid door panel with mother of pearl eschutheon, flanked by two banks of four string inlaid drawers having turned wooden pulls; all flanked by columns; over a retractable gilt embossed mahogany leather writing surface with two ball pulls. Over two glazed door panels opening to one shelf. Raised on bracket feet. - 54 3/8" high x 41 1/8" wide x 22 1/2" deep. Estimate $1,500-2,500
Sold to benefit the Baltimore Museum of Art.
Three keys are present. Four areas of loss to veneer, one being a 1" to front edge of top, several smaller areas of loss to sides.
