For Sale: Case Pieces

FOR SALE — COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG CRAFTHOUSE CATALOGS

New buyers and long-time collectors will benefit from this invaluable source to the Williamsburg Reproduction Program featuring furniture made by Kittinger from 1937 through 1990.

WF2662/WA1062 WILLIAMSBURG HIGH CHEST OF DRAWERS BY KITTINGER

This high chest has all the hallmarks of the late Baroque and was inspired by circa 1735 Massachusetts original. The lower section of this graceful highboy has a deeply stepped center ogee flanked by shallower ogee arches and accented by acorn drops. This chest has graduated drawers with locking hardware and rests on tall cabriole legs with pad feet.

Height 63 1/4″; Width 40 3/8″; Depth 21 3/4″.

WA1027 WILLIAMSBURG CUPBOARD BY KITTINGER

Adapted from an antique Pennsylvania dresser, circa 1760, this handsome mahogany cupboard features clean architectural lines. It provides ample display and storage space with two adjustable shelves in each section. The shelves in the upper section are grooved to hold plates. The lower section also has two drawers with a four-drawer effect. One of the drawers is lined and partitioned for silver. Beautiful in a breakfast room or in a dining room to hold china as originally designed, this cupboard's use can be updated by converting the upper section to hold a flat screen TV simply by removing its shelves.

Height 81″; Width 51 3/8″; Depth 18 1/2″.

WA1071 WILLIAMSBURG CORNER CABINET BY KITTINGER

One of the rarest Williamsburg reproductions. This cabinet is made of white pine and comes with three adjustable shelves in the upper section and one adjustable shelf in the lower section. As in the original, from Eastern Virginia, circa 1775, this piece features brass "H" hinges, boldly cut bracket feet, beveled paneled lower doors and dentil molding in the cornice. It also features mullioned glass, beautifully detailed pilasters and factory installed optional museum lighting. This cabinet will add elegance to any room.

Height 84 1/2″; Width 44 1/2″; Depth 24 1/4″; Right Angle requires 31 5/8″.

M204 LEATHER TOP WRITING DESK BY KITTINGER

Perfect for use in a formal library or home office, this mahogany desk with a tooled leather top is both beautiful and practical. It has five drawers with central locking that provide ample storage space as well as a writing surface large enough to accommodate the user's needs.

Height 30 1/2″; Length 54″; Depth 29″.

T416 GEORGE WASHINGTON DESK
BY KITTINGER

This important reproduction desk by Kittinger captures all of the detail of the original which was presented to George Washington by Congress upon his inaugeration and used by him in the Presidential Mansion in New York. The original is now housed in the Governor's Room in New York's City Hall. Other copies of this famous desk made by Kittinger can be found in the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. and used by the Speaker of the House and in the Franklin Roosevelt Museum in Hyde Park, New York. This desk is in the classical Sheraton style with clean lines and wonderful proportions. It is made of mahogany with seven generously sized, central locking drawers with a duplicate faux drawerfront. Decorated with sand cast brass pulls and resting on eight stop-fluted legs with brass ferrules, this desk is both beautiful and practical. This true piece of American history is the crowning focal point to any room setting.

Height 30 1/2″; Width 72″; Depth 36″.

NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION
85-844 CLIVEDEN DESK AND BOOKCASE
BY KINDEL FURNITURE COMPANY

Part of the National Trust for Historic Preservation Collection, the Cliveden Desk and Bookcase is truly a Masterpiece. An outstanding example of the Rococo style, the Cliveden Desk and Bookcase is English, circa 1750, and part of the Collection on display at Cliveden Mansion in Germantown. Kindel Furniture Company was selected as Licensee to the National Trust for Historic Preservation to make a faithful reproduction of this secretary desk. This reproduction has all the outstanding qualities of the original. Made of select mahogany, the bookcase has a broken molded pediment with decorative frieze and a superb hand-carved bust of John Locke on the central plinth. There are four unusually deep shelves in the bookcase, two of which are adjustable. The two doors have individually glazed panes featuring beautifully molded trellis work and escutcheons. The desk has four graduated drawers detailed with cock bead molding and batwing open cut brasses resting on robust ogee bracket feet. The interior of the desk is fitted with drawers and pigeonholes and a central cabinet with two columns that when pulled out reveal secret compartments. Not only extremely functional with abundent storage space, this commanding secretary desk is a work of art. It will be the focal point in any room setting and is extremely well suited for higher ceilings. This very rare Kindel reproduction, circa 1985, is no longer produced and only a limited number were ever made.

Height 98″; Width 45 1/4″; Depth 26 3/4″.

83-844 WINTERTHUR RHODE ISLAND DESK AND BOOKCASE
BY KINDEL FURNITURE COMPANY

The original of this mahogany Rococo desk and bookcase is one of the most celebrated examples of American furniture. It is only one of ten known to have been produced by the Townsend-Goddard families of Newport, Rhode Island, whose work dates from 1770-1780. The finely carved shells that decorate this reproduction desk lid and doors required 37 hours of hand work to complete. The interior features include shell carving, blocking, small carved drawers over six compartments and a shell carved center door. Ten separate sections in the bookcase have movable partitions for numerous subdivisions. Crowning this exceptional desk is its intricately molded and paneled pediment with three carved, urn-shaped finials with corkscrew flames (two shown). It should be noted that one of the ten related desks sold in New York for a world record price of $12.1 million attesting to the importance of this desk.

Height 98″; Width 45 5/8″; Depth 26″.

CW 1 WILLIAMSBURG DESK AND BOOKCASE BY KITTINGER

This is one of the most coveted of all Williamsburg reproductions. This desk and bookcase is taken from a Massachusetts antique, circa 1770, and is made of solid mahogany. It features scalloped door panels, a stylized shell carved apron and bold brasses. Its slant top drops down to create a writing surface and to reveal numerous pockets and drawers. CLICK ON PHOTO FOR OPEN VIEW.

Height 61″; Width 41 1/2″; Depth 20 1/2″.

CW 53 WILLIAMSBURG SLANT-FRONT DESK BY KITTINGER

This extremely rare desk was made only from the inception of the Williamsburg Reproduction Program in 1937 until the early 1940's. It is an exact reproduction of a Newport Townsend-Goddard desk, circa 1760, and considered the best Williamsburg desk ever made. It features four graduated long drawers with fine Rococo brasses and interior block front drawers and shell carving as well as pencil drawers.

Height 42″; Width 39″; Depth 19 1/2″.

HN14D HISTORIC NEWPORT SLANT FRONT DESK
BY KITTINGER

The original secretary/desk, from which this reproduction is copied, is one of the most important labeled pieces of Newport furniture and the only labeled Job Townsend piece known. It is on display at the Hunter House in Newport. This superlative reproduction slant front desk is made from beautifully grained mahogany and features an exceptionally fine interior with shell carving, blocking, small carved secret drawers over six compartments and a shell carved center door which when opened reveals three additional drawers. It has four graduated drawers with the top drawer secured by wooden bolts that can be reached only by sliding back the secret panel in the surface on the writing cabinet and releasing the bolts from the inside.

Height 42″; Width 40″; Depth 24 1/2″.

WA1037 WILLIAMSBURG DESK BY KITTINGER

This desk is copied from an English antique, circa 1770. Its clean lines, compact size and numerous drawers make it a welcome addition to any room in the house.

Height 38″; Width 26 1/2″; Depth 21″; Writing Surface Height 29″.

CW 312 WILLIAMSBURG DESK TABLE BY KITTINGER

Timeless in its beauty, this reproduction Hepplewhite desk table offers endless decorating possibilities. As in the antique made by noted Baltimore cabinetmaker John Needle, circa 1810, this piece is finely detailed with holly inlay against a figured mahogany ground. Originally made for use as a dressing table for the bedroom, today this piece can also serve as a desk or small sideboard.

Height 36 5/8″; Width 37 1/4″; Depth 19 1/2″.

CW 31 WILLIAMSBURG WINE CASE BY KITTINGER

This wine case, also referred to as a cellarette, is one of the first pieces in the Williamsburg Reproduction Program. Made of fine mahogany, in the English Rococo style, this wine case is double tiered to accomodate 12 square decanters (Model CW6). The upper tray has delicately crested sides and lifts up when unlocked to access the lower tray. The legs have sturdy brass casters for ease of mobility. This wine case makes a beautiful accessory to a dining room. Decanters are offered separately.

Height 25″; Width 20″; Depth 14 1/2″.