Tambour desk

Published/Created:: Massachusetts, United States
ca. 1780–1800
Physical Description:: 46 1/2 x 37 x 30 3/4 in.
Materials:: Mahogany; satinwood; brass
Notes:: Sack catalogue description: Hepplewhite mahogany four-drawer tambour desk, the drawer fronts and center door are fronted by flame satinwood veneer, the door is flanked by tambours enclosing pigeonhole compartments and drawers; the oval brasses are the original, French feet, the piece exhibits a rare deep brown patina of great depth and mellowness. Ex-collection Hermann Clarke; ex-collection Israel Sack, Inc., 1941; ex-collection Charles K. Davis. Note: Hermann Clarke was one of the most discriminating collectors of the Boston area in the 1920s; every piece in his collection was the finest as exemplified by this example, the Philadelphia piecrust table no. P4354 in the brochure, etc. He was the owner of the unique silver candlesticks, snuffer and tray combination; Harold Sack bought this from him in 1941. Mr. Clarke sold them because he was sure the country was going to seed because of the staggering national debt; the set was sold to Mr. Charles K. Davis and is now in Winterthur.
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Bibliography: Book: American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, 10 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 1957–1990), vol. 5, p. 1338, pl. P4361.
Variant Titles:: Hepplewhite mahogany four-drawer tambour desk
Topics:: Decoration and ornament--Hepplewhite style
Furniture--United States
Period/Style:: Federal
Hepplewhite
Culture:: American
Accession Number:: 4361
Genre:: tambour desks (AAT)
Format:: Image
Physical Object
Content Type:: Furnishings & Decorative Arts
Prints & Photographs
Rights:: The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement
Access Restrictions:: Public
Source Title:: Israel Sack, Inc., Archive
Source Created:: New York, New York, United States
1957–1990
Source Note:: Sack, October 1976
This information is taken from the Israel Sack Furniture Archive and may not reflect current scholarship.
Folder:: Kane 10976nc, ClearBin1 tiff_complete
Yale Collection:: Yale University Art Gallery
Digital Collection:: Israel Sack Furniture Archive
oid pointer:: 10993703
OID:: 12152703
PID:: digcoll:1024678