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Drop-front secretary (Secrétaire en armoire), Jean Henri Riesener, 1783, Oak veneered with ebony and 17th-century Japanese l…
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Drop-front secretary (Secrétaire en armoire)

Jean Henri Riesener · 1783

Medium
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)
Dimensions
Overall: 57 × 43 × 16 in. (144.8 × 109.2 × 40.6 cm); Length (key): 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm)
Accession
20.155.11
Credit line
Bequest of William K. Vanderbilt, 1920
Culture
French, Paris
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