#7171 • $7,500+ Neoclassical-Style Mahogany Veneered Kidney-Form Executive Desk with Marquetry Inlay and Leather Writing Surface, 30"H

Part of $15 Million | Part 2 | McLean Mansion on the Potomac | Online Estate Auction (live auction by Prime Auction Solutions)

High bid $1,200.00

Status: Sold

A substantial neoclassical-style kidney-form executive desk, finished in richly figured mahogany veneers and extensively embellished with lightwood marquetry and line inlay. The bow-front frieze is banded with a repeating Greek key meander, with ebonized molding to the perimeter; the façade is centered by a framed scrolling foliate cartouche, flanked by compass-rose medallions. The desktop is fitted with a burgundy leather writing surface, gilt tooled in panels, within a wide veneered surround. The working side is arranged as a kneehole pedestal desk with a central drawer and flanking drawers in graduated sizes, each framed with stringing and fitted with gilt-tone swing handles; keyhole escutcheons appear to the upper drawers. The reverse presents as a matching bow-front cabinet with paneled doors opening to open storage compartments, allowing the desk to read as a finished, freestanding centerpiece. Gilt-tone applied mounts accent the corners and uprights, reinforcing the classicizing vocabulary of the design. Size: 72 x 34 x 30"