19th/20th c., a nice mahogany replica of the portable desk Thomas Jefferson designed and then used while writing the Declaration of Independence, with hinged top opening to felt lined writing board, second level of hinged interior with folding easel and opens to a copy of the note from Jefferson gifting a replica of the desk to Joseph Coolidge in 1825, inlaid escutcheon and stringing to drawer front, brass hardware, drawer fitted with dividers, incised "VIII" to underside, 3.25"h x 10"w x 14.5"d

Good/fair, repair to screwed in trim on top surface, small edge chip, some surface distress, lacking key, nicely constructed --- *Lots 2001 through 3414 in our online-only ABC Auction have packed and moved to a third party storage facility in King of Prussia, PA prior to the sale. Because of this, REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL IMAGES and/or CONDITION INFORMATION CANNOT BE ACCOMMODATED.