A flawless Expression of Form
The Stocking Group which includes four closely related desks on frames was named for Luther Stocking, an early owner. All five display outstanding related design features; fitted interiors with hidden compartments behind prospect section, and similar construction.
Item Date: 1760-1795
Measurement: Height: 44.5"; writing height: 32"; width: 40"; depth: 18.75"
Material: Cherry, secondary woods: white and yellow pine; two drawer backs are poplar.
Item Condition: Very good, commensurate with age and use. One trivial minor lip repair. Hardware is replaced.
Reference: Literature: See Connecticut Valley Furniture - Eliphalet Chapin and His Contemporaries, 1750-1800 by Thomas Kugelman and Alice Kugelman with Robert Lionetti, pp. 87 to 91. Also, Connecticut Furniture - Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries, Wadsworth Athenium, page 73, number 122.
Price: $14,500
SKU 621-172
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