Lot 238: Desk Box

SOLD: $700 (without buyer’s premium)
Estimate: $700 – $1,000

Cherry, poplar and pine, original crimson red painted finish, raised backboard, slanted lid with applied simple molded side boards, and a raised front lip, dovetailed case, two interior pine dovetailed drawers with extra shelves, finely turned pulls, lock, both drawers are signed in red “Devin G. Shaffer, Mass.”, and lid is initialed “JVH”, (note: possibly made for a client outside the Shaker community), 4 1/2″ h (front), 11″ h (back), 24 1/2″ w, 20″ d.