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Commode (Secrétaire à abattant)

Jean Henri Riesener →

1783

Oak veneered with ebony and 17th-century Japanese lacquer; interiors veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, holly, and ebonized holly; gilt-bronze mounts; marble top; velvet (not original) · H. 36-3/4 x W. 56-1/2 x D. 23-1/2 in. (93.3 x 143.5 x 59.7 cm)

Metropolitan Museum of Art, Manhattan →

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Commode (Secrétaire à abattant). by Jean Henri Riesener. 1783. Oak veneered with ebony and 17th-century Japanese lacquer; interiors veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, holly, and ebonized holly; gilt-bronze mounts; marble top; velvet (not original). Metropolitan Museum of Art

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