AMERICAN LATE FEDERAL STYLE STEPPED-BACK PINE SECRETARY BOOKCASE IN TWO PARTS,19th century. Glazed panel doors, above sixteen small drawers, on lower case with two aligned drawers, recessed panel doors, and turned ball feet. - 88 in. x 51 1/2 in. x 20 in. Estimate $700-900
The screw-in metal knobs are most likely replacements for original, shallower wooden knobs that may have dried up or broken. Such knobs would not impede the raising of the writing surface.
