S P R I N G S A L E Mexico Furniture PEGGY POND CHURCH DESK Carved Taos NM
Item History & Price
SPRING SALE..............
*An offer close to 75% of original price is sure to be accepted.........
ORIGINAL AND VINTAGE .............NEW MEXICO CARVED DESK..........FROM THE ESTATE OF PEGGY POND CHURCH, 'MADE IN TAOS, NM' Ca 1940s, FINE CONDITION, 47" x 27" x 29"............
SELLING TO NEW MEXICO ONLY. NO SHIPPING. DELIVERY IN NEW MEXICO OR PICK-UP IN SANTA FE...........
EXTRAORDINARY FOLK ART...........
This is a 47" x 27" x 29" Original and Vintage desk wit...h drawer from the estate of Peggy Pond Church 1903-1986. Church was living in Taos when she had this desk made according to the heir that acquired it. Church was the author of the classic novel 'The House at Ottowi Bridge' in 1959. The desk was in the guest house of Church's property here in Santa Fe before it was acquired by Larry Hagman. Heavily carved on both sides and along the drawer front. Carved knobs. Thru keyed tenons on the stretcher. Fine condition.
We will not be shipping any of the New Mexico furniture. For sale in New Mexico only, either pick-up in Santa Fe, or by delivery in New Mexico with arrangement.
The Biography Follows:
Best known as the author of the 1959 classic about the Manhattan Project The House at Otowi Bridge: The Story of Edith Warner and Los Alamos, Peggy Pond Church had an abiding love for poetry. Her literary life included decades of work as a serious poet. In fact, she was the only New Mexico native to take an active part in the modernist poetry movement that flourished in Santa Fe from the 1920s through the 1930s. Her career included publication of eight volumes of poetry plus the posthumous collection This Dancing Ground of Sky: The Selected Poetry of Peggy Pond Church.Peggy's first book, Foretaste, was published in 1933 as one of the original Santa Fe Editions that gave a significant voice to the literary community of the time. While her work appeared in such prestigious venues as the Atlantic Monthly, Peggy said, "1 never had the self-confidence" to pursue a career as a public poet. Nonetheless, she continued writing and producing poetry throughout her lifetime.
As ever this is guaranteed 100% money back, to be as represented.
00096
*An offer close to 75% of original price is sure to be accepted.........
ORIGINAL AND VINTAGE .............NEW MEXICO CARVED DESK..........FROM THE ESTATE OF PEGGY POND CHURCH, 'MADE IN TAOS, NM' Ca 1940s, FINE CONDITION, 47" x 27" x 29"............
SELLING TO NEW MEXICO ONLY. NO SHIPPING. DELIVERY IN NEW MEXICO OR PICK-UP IN SANTA FE...........
EXTRAORDINARY FOLK ART...........
This is a 47" x 27" x 29" Original and Vintage desk wit...h drawer from the estate of Peggy Pond Church 1903-1986. Church was living in Taos when she had this desk made according to the heir that acquired it. Church was the author of the classic novel 'The House at Ottowi Bridge' in 1959. The desk was in the guest house of Church's property here in Santa Fe before it was acquired by Larry Hagman. Heavily carved on both sides and along the drawer front. Carved knobs. Thru keyed tenons on the stretcher. Fine condition.
We will not be shipping any of the New Mexico furniture. For sale in New Mexico only, either pick-up in Santa Fe, or by delivery in New Mexico with arrangement.
The Biography Follows:
Best known as the author of the 1959 classic about the Manhattan Project The House at Otowi Bridge: The Story of Edith Warner and Los Alamos, Peggy Pond Church had an abiding love for poetry. Her literary life included decades of work as a serious poet. In fact, she was the only New Mexico native to take an active part in the modernist poetry movement that flourished in Santa Fe from the 1920s through the 1930s. Her career included publication of eight volumes of poetry plus the posthumous collection This Dancing Ground of Sky: The Selected Poetry of Peggy Pond Church.Peggy's first book, Foretaste, was published in 1933 as one of the original Santa Fe Editions that gave a significant voice to the literary community of the time. While her work appeared in such prestigious venues as the Atlantic Monthly, Peggy said, "1 never had the self-confidence" to pursue a career as a public poet. Nonetheless, she continued writing and producing poetry throughout her lifetime.
As ever this is guaranteed 100% money back, to be as represented.
00096
