What Do You Know About Antique Secretary Desk By The Goddard And Townsend Families
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The Goddard Townsend Antique Secretary Desk is a piece of 18th century furniture made by John Goddard. Take a quiz and learn about this cabinet maker.
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- 1.John Goddard was an American cabinet maker, he was born in?
- A.
1654
- B.
1767
- C.
1725
- D.
1724
- 2.He was famed for his antique exquisite furniture designs, he died in the year?
- A.
1720
- B.
1788
- C.
1756
- D.
1785
- 3.John Goddard came from a family famed for contributing to the extensive body of New England Furniture, the family called?
- A.
Antique
- B.
Quakers
- C.
Furniture
- D.
None of the above
- 4.John Goddard was primarily associated with the development of?
- A.
Block front
- B.
Design
- C.
Furniture
- D.
A and B Only
- 5.He built a piece six-shell mahogany desk-bookcase and made for the merchant named?
- A.
Henry Ford
- B.
Alan Smith
- C.
Nicholas Brown
- D.
John Jacob Astor
- 6.John Goddard built six-shell mahogany has the height of?
- A.
121 inches
- B.
111 inches
- C.
112 inches
- D.
122 inches
- 7.The six-shell mahogany was a record sale in the year?
- A.
1995
- B.
1989
- C.
1990
- D.
1998
- 8.The Brown family sold the furniture to Harold Sack for?
- A.
10,000,000
- B.
11,000,000
- C.
12,000,000
- D.
12,100,000
- 9.It remains the highest prices to pay for a furniture at an action at the?
- A.
Ebay auction
- B.
Price auction
- C.
Boyce auction
- D.
Christie’s auction
- 10.Time magazine reported that since the sale of the Newport desk, Kindel future of Grand Rapids has booked orders for 110 replicas at $19,000 in the year?
- A.
1992
- B.
1990
- C.
1996
- D.
1993
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