Bidspirit auction | New England Chippendale Cherry Secretary

New England Chippendale Cherry Secretary Bookcase - A New England Chippendale Cherry Secretary Bookcase, Fourth Quarter 18th Century and Later.  The bookcase with applied molded cornice above a pair of sunken paneled doors, enclosing three stationary shelves. The secretary having a hinged fall with bread board ends and thumb molded edge, enclosing an interior fitted with eleven small drawers and four valanced pigeon holes,  all above four graduated thumb molded drawers, raised on bracket feet. Dimensions: Height 84 3/4in; width 39 1/4in; depth 20 1/4in. Provenance:  Property from a Bucks County, Pennsylvania Collection. Condition: The bookcase upper section is composed of antique and later elements. Structurally sound. There is a vertical patched repair to the left side of the secretary along the back edge. The hinged fall with a full with patch along the top molded edge. Other scattered old repairs and restorations throughout.