AN EMPIRE MAHOGANY DESK-ON-STAND,circa 1845. In two parts: The upper with a flaring cornice above a fall-front opening to a fitted interior of various square compartments and shaped shallow shelves over four short drawers; the base with two short drawers over a single long drawer, on turned tapering legs ending in flattened ball feet - 71 1/2 in. x 41 in. x 22 1/4 in. Estimate $700-900
