19th C Antique Pennsylvania Federal Cherry & Tiger Maple Butlers Desk / Chest

Bay Colony Antique is extremely proud to offer for sale this fantastic 19th century antique Pennsylvania Cherry & Tiger Maple Butlers desk. The desk was made CA 1820/1830 probably in Philadelphia. Philadelphia was home to many successful19th century cabinet makers such as Anthony Quervelle, Charles White, Michel Bouvier, Joseph Barry, Thomas Cook, Richard Parkin, and many more. These men took over the responsibility of furnishing the homes of Philadelphia's elite, a job once belonging to some of Americas most celebrated cabinet makers like Benjamin Randolph, Thomas Affleck, & William Savery. The desk has a very similar interior to known Anthony Quervelle pieces most notably the steeple scrolling. Quervelle & Bouvier were probably the most "trendy" at the time with a lot their own unique designs inspired from existing cabinet makers handbooks altered for local early 19th century tastes. When looking at Philadelphia furniture from this period a lot of the cabinet makers we