$2,489
Chippendale Tiger Maple Slant-lid Desk, New England, late 18th century, the lid opens to a stepped interior of drawers and six valanced compartments, on a case of four thumbmolded graduated drawers on scrolled bracket base, old refinish with mellow patina, original brass bail pulls, (imperfections), ht. 41 1/2, wd. 37, dp. 17 1/4 in. Provenance: Descendants of William H. Anderson to the present owner. Note: This desk belonged to William H. Anderson, a prominent lawyer and politician in Lowell, Massachusetts. He most likely inherited it from his father, Francis D. Anderson of Londonderry, New Hampshire, the site of the Anderson Family farmstead, where William was born on January 12, 1836. He attended Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass., and later graduated from Yale. He then worked as a private tutor in Natchez, Miss. After returning to Massachusetts, he began to study law in the offices of Morse and Stevens of Lowell. After passing the bar in December 1862, he quickly rose to prominence and success in law and politics, and eventually served as director of the Lowell National Bank. Source: Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical Memoirs Relating to the Families of Middlesex County, Massachusetts by William Richard Cutter, Lewis Historical Publishing Co., (1908), p. 1665. Also see, History of Lowell and Its People , vol. II by Frederick William Coburn, Lewis Historical Publishing Co., (1928), pp. 77-78. Note: This desk is sold along with a turned maple and horsehair brush, Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2009-06-07
