DESK: This carved oak desk was used by a U.S. congressman sometime after 1857. It was probably made


February 22, 2009 at 12:00a.m.

DESK: This carved oak desk was used by a U.S. congressman sometime after 1857. It was probably made in Boston. It auctioned for $10,158 at Sloans & Kenyon in Chevy Chase, Md.