The Hussey family Massachusetts Chippendale carved and figured mahogany desk and bookcase, ca. 1770, probably Newburyport, retaining its original finial and cast brass hardware, 92" h., 40" w., 22 1/2" d. Provenance: Silvanus Hussey Jr. Nantucket, MA; descended through the Hussey family until sold; private collection, Richmond, VA; Skinner's Inc., Bolton, MA, January 12, 1991; Robert E. Crawford; Sotheby's, New York,
The Robert E Crawford Collection, October 13, 2001, sale no. 7731; The Collection of Foster & Muriel McCarl, Beaver Falls, PA.
Condition
Parts: keys, pieces of molding. Couple of valances replaced. Original brasses. Pieces of mid molding broken and detached. Repaired break to foot facing. Provenance: The Collection of Foster & Muriel McCarl, Beaver Falls, PA.