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Drop-front desk (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet)

Martin Carlin →

ca. 1773

Oak veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, holly, and ebonized holly; ten soft-paste porcelain plaques; gilt-bronze mounts; marble; velvet (not original) · Overall: 47 × 31 3/4 × 16 3/8 in. (119.4 × 80.6 × 41.6 cm)

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Drop-front desk (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet). by Martin Carlin. ca. 1773. Oak veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, holly, and ebonized holly; ten soft-paste porcelain plaques; gilt-bronze mounts; marble; velvet (not original). Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Drop-front desk (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet) — Martin Carlin · ca. 1773 · Metropolitan Museum of Art · Arcz