Gavels 'n' Paddles: Kentucky Chippendale desk, $498,750, Cowan’s Auctions
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall The Chippendale desk (and bookcase) of Capt. John Cowan (1748-1823), one of the first settlers in Kentucky in 1773, sold for $498,750 at a Fall Fine & Decorative Art…