FEDERAL DESK AND BOOKCASE The case attributed to Thomas Seymour The eglomise panels to John Ritto Penniman
Boston Circa 1810
Primary Woods: Mahogany, Satinwood, Ebony Secondary Woods: White Pine, Chestnut, Maple
Height: 77 inches Width: 38 3/4 inches Depth: 21 3/4 inches
HEPPLEWHITE MIRROR WITH AN EGLOMISE PANEL
Provenance: Israel Sack Inc., New York.
Reference: Fewer than five desk and bookcases with eglomise panels are known. For another example please see Robert Mussey, The Furniture Masterworks of John and Thomas Seymour , entry 20 and back cover.
AND ORIGINAL FINIAL New York Circa 1795
Primary Wood: Mahogany Secondary Wood: White Pine
Height: 62 1/2 inches Width: 24 inches
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