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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;James Conrad, post: 420387, member: 5066&quot;]&quot;Block Front&quot; came onto the american furniture world during the queen anne period and flourished during the chippendale era (1765-1800). At first, it was just straight blocks as OP desk is but someone (we don&#039;t know who) at the goddard/townsend cabinet shop in Newport RI decided to add carved shells at the top of the &quot;blocks&quot; and, an American Masterpiece in furniture was born.</p><p><br /></p><p>Signed by John Townsend 1765- at the MET</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]146855[/ATTACH]</p><p>Attributed to John Townsend- at the MET</p><p>[ATTACH=full]146856[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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