Wood secretary desk with chair 40.1" tall 17" deep 33.1" wide
It was my grandfather's desk as a boy
Good afternoon, Kai,
Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.
I am assuming the desk is the piece with the label? If the chair also has a label, please let me know so I can update this appraisal (it won't change the value). Its nice that the chair has stayed with the desk; if you elect to sell them separately, I have provided values for them individually, with the combined total in the estimate min/max.
Also, if you'd like this appraisal to include the dimensions of the chair, please forward - at your convenience, the overall height of the chair and width of the front of the seat and I'll update accordingly.
Based on the photographs and information provided, and subject to examination, this is:
An Empire Revival style burl veneer slant-lid escritoire (writing desk) with associated oak side chair
Made by Fischer Masterbilt Furniture, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, early 20th Century
The desk with hinged slant lid opening to a divided writing interior, over two short drawers, raised on tall legs with cabriole front legs. The chair with squared crest, vasiform splat over trapezoidal leather-upholstered slip seat on tall legs with cabriole front legs. Desk
Desk: 40 1/2 inches tall, 33.1 inches wide, 17 inches deep (closed)
Desk: $250-425*
Chair: $50-75*
(If sold together: $300-500)*
*represents a fair-market value for auction purposes; retail or asking price may vary.
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