Art + Antiques: Featuring The Birger Sandzen Collection
Sat, Nov 23, 2019 01:00AM EST
Lot 103
Kindel Winterthur Collection Newport Secretary Desk
Sold for
$5,750
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| $0 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $5,000 | $250 |
| $10,000 | $500 |
| $20,000 | $1,000 |
| $50,000 | $2,500 |
| $75,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
A Kindel Furniture Winterthur Collection "Updyke Rhode Island" block-front secretary desk and bookcase, reproduced after an 18th century piece by the famed Goddard and Townsend cabinetmakers of Newport, Rhode Island. Two pieces. Hand-carved shell motif and adornments, constructed of mahogany with sycamore and poplar, and having polished brass hardware.
The original secretary desk, created circa 1770 and attributed to John Goddard, resides at the Winterthur Museum, Gardens, and Library in Delaware. The last privately held of just ten such desks created by the Goddards and Townsends came to auction at Christie's New York in 1989, where it set a world record for any non-painting at auction at $12.1 million. Kindel Furniture of Grand Rapids gained the right to hand-reproduce the piece to order in 1982, held to exacting standards befitting of the legendary design.
Measures 98" x 45" x 27".
Very good condition. One of the two slide-out desk supports is chipped on the front. There are small areas of mild abrasion to the glossy finish, visible only in raking light.
The original secretary desk, created circa 1770 and attributed to John Goddard, resides at the Winterthur Museum, Gardens, and Library in Delaware. The last privately held of just ten such desks created by the Goddards and Townsends came to auction at Christie's New York in 1989, where it set a world record for any non-painting at auction at $12.1 million. Kindel Furniture of Grand Rapids gained the right to hand-reproduce the piece to order in 1982, held to exacting standards befitting of the legendary design.
Measures 98" x 45" x 27".
Condition
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