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Style: American Empire
Antique Greco America Empire Flame Mahogany Quervelle School Secretary 19th C
By Anthony Gabriel Quervelle
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique American Empire secretary in the manner of Quervelle offers deeply striated flame mahogany construction with Greco-Roman features having upper bookcase with double glass doors with arch...
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19th Century American Antique American Empire Desks
Materials
Mahogany, Glass
American Empire Writing Table with Carved Acanthus Legs, circa 1840
Located in Southampton, NY
American empire writing table with carved acanthus legs, circa 1840
Casters, Missing ormolu on right side of centre drawer. Beautiful ornately carved acanthus legs with casters with...
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Early 19th Century American Antique American Empire Desks
Materials
Mahogany
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