
Drop-front secretary (Secrétaire en armoire)
Jean Henri Riesener
1781
Oak veneered with mahogany and marquetry of bois satiné, sycamore, holly, ebonized holly fillets, and bayberry, the top with an amaranth border; gilt-bronze mounts; mirror glass; iron and brass fittings; green velvet (not original) · Overall: 28 1/2 × 30 3/4 × 19 in. (72.4 × 78.1 × 48.3 cm)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Manhattan →
On view now


Drop-front secretary (Secrétaire en armoire)
Jean Henri Riesener

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