
Mechanical table
Jean Henri Riesener
1778
Oak veneered with marquetry of bois satiné, holly, amaranth, barberry, stained sycamore, and green-lacquered wood; gilt-bronze mounts; steel, iron and brass fittings; mirror glass; velvet (not original) · Overall: 31 × 44 1/2 × 27 1/4 in. (78.7 × 113 × 69.2 cm)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Manhattan →
On view now


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