Southern Sheraton Cherry School Master's Desk

Attributed to Virginia, 1820-30, white pine secondary, an applied dovetailed backsplash, hinged bread-board lid with book-stop, underside of lid with stencil reading "Rezin . Armacost"; interior with two small dovetailed drawers and well above a single deep dovetailed drawer with inlaid escutcheon; flush sides; raised on finely turned tapered and ring turned legs.

47 x 28.25 x 25 in.

Southern Private Collection

Retains old mellow patina; possibly original surface.

Shrinkage split at lid; lid missing clasp; upper escutcheon with loss; shrinkage splits to right and left side panels.

$600 - 900