Incollect Magazine - Issue 10

Roberto l Freitas Amer i can Ant i ques & Decora t i ve Ar t s 107 Water Street, Stonington, Connecticut 06378 (at the Historic James Merrill House ) 860-535-1797 phone/text info@robertofreitas.com www.RobertoFreitas.com IMPORTANT CHIPPENDALE SHELL-CARVED AND FIGURED MAHOGANY SLANT-FRONT DESK John Townsend, Newport, Rhode Island Circa 1760, 1766 or 1777 Exhibiting exceptional workmanship, a refined design, supreme carving, high quality materials and broad proportions. Newport desks with a flat front of the form represented here are extremely rare. Appears to retain its original finish and brasses. Height: 41½” x width: 39” x depth: 22 ⅜”