PO Box 2135
Asheville, NC 28802
United States
Based in Asheville, North Carolina, Brunk Auctions has been conducting sales of fine and decorative arts for over 30 years. Auctions are held in our North Carolina sale room but attracts a global audience. Founded by Robert Brunk in 1983, the auctions became well known for their integrity and profes...Read more
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Sep 13, 2014 - Sep 14, 2014
Desk English, 19th century: casket-form tea caddy with paneled top and platform base, bun feet, lion's head and ring handles at sides, paper-lined interior, 9 x 16 x 9-1/4 in., [lacking interior fittings, modern paper lining, nicks to one corner;] finely inlaid walnut and satinwood tea caddy with mother-of-pearl inlay, checkerboard top with diamond center and ebonized and satinwood surround, two interior compartments, mother-of-pearl pulls, mother-of-pearl escutcheon, 5-1/2 x 9 x 5 in., [minor loss to one corner at base, minor scratches, interior with traces of foil;] burl walnut and rosewood lady's lap desk with mother-of-pearl and brass inlays, lift top, interior with multiple compartments, lower section with tooled leather writing surface and two inkwells, nameplate monogrammed "WMN 1871", 4 x 12-1/4 x 10 in., [lacking interior pen slide, leather writing surface lifting at one end, minor dents to brass trim at front and loss at one corner, one brass molding strip loose]; casket form tea caddy with small losses to top element at edges, small losses to surface; one caddy with reattached mother-of-pearl knob, small losses to surface; lap desk with minor dents to brass trim, loss to corner of bottom edge. Provenance: Private Estate, Charlotte, North Carolina
Buyer Pays Actual Shipping Cost--Shipping estimates can be provided prior to the sale. After the sale, items must be paid for before shipping quotes will be provided. Clients are also welcomed to make their own shipping arrangements. We can also provide a list of transport companies for items too large to be shipped