Vintage Eldred Wheeler cherry secretary in the Chippendale style. Made in 2 parts. Perfectly matched cherry boards. This is a museum quality piece of furniture. Hand crafted by a master craftsman working for Eldred Wheeler. Full step-back interior, compartmented top with sliding shelves over four graduated drawers ending in ogee bracket feet. This desk also a has a secret compartment. Eldred Wheeler is no longer in business. In its day, the shop made the finest reproductions of period American furniture, but precious few secretaries of this quality. Measures 78.5 inches high, 20 inches deep at the base, 10 inches deep at the top, 35 inches wide, and 31 inches high to the writing surface. Please see "Eldred Wheeler / A Collector's Guide" by Emmett W. Eldred, page 262, for reference to this secretary.