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Antique Questions Forum / Old Secretary desk bookcase, dark oak, carved, petite, round bevelled mirror
« on: June 02, 2007, 07:09:42 am »
I recently bought an old Drop-front Secretary Desk bookcase at a yard sale. It is quite dark oak, has incised carving on the drop-leaf panel and on the back-board around the mirror. It's petite, only about 52 inches tall, 11-12 inches deep.
It has a round bevelled mirror that appears very old, too, probably the original.
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Pictures are here: http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/peg7larson/SecretaryDesk/?start=all
It has an ink stencil on the back that says "No. 99".
I can't find anything just like it anywhere online or in books or magazines from the library. It's similar to a Larkin desk, but I've been told by the Larkin Expert at the Larkin Yahoo group that it's definitely not a Larkin Secretary desk. It appears older than the Larkin desks I've seen online.
Anyone have any idea of what category it would fit? how old? Value?
Thanks - Greta in Berkshire County, Massachusetts
It has a round bevelled mirror that appears very old, too, probably the original.
Thumbnail:
Pictures are here: http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/peg7larson/SecretaryDesk/?start=all
It has an ink stencil on the back that says "No. 99".
I can't find anything just like it anywhere online or in books or magazines from the library. It's similar to a Larkin desk, but I've been told by the Larkin Expert at the Larkin Yahoo group that it's definitely not a Larkin Secretary desk. It appears older than the Larkin desks I've seen online.
Anyone have any idea of what category it would fit? how old? Value?
Thanks - Greta in Berkshire County, Massachusetts