Lot 398
An American Classical Mahogany Secretary and Cabinet/Desk, c. 1825, attributed to Deming and Bulkley, having a flared cornice above an arched recessed frieze, engaged columns flanking a pair of Gothic mullioned doors, belt of three short drawers, the base with beveled secretaire drawer fitted with an adjustable writing surface, cupboards below flanked by engaged columns and raised on tapered disc feet, height 86 in., width 41 in., depth 21 in. E4500-6000 Note: The firm of Brazilia Deming (1781-1854) and Erastus Bulkley (1798-1872) established New York City as the primary supplier of high style classical furniture to Charleston, South Carolina. After finding success with speculative shipments, a retail storefront on King Street was run from 1818 into the 1840s. Reference: McInnis and Leath, "Beautiful Specimens, Elegant Patterns: New York Furniture for the Charleston Market, 1810-1840" in Beckerdite, ed., American Furniture Chipstone Foundation), p.
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