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Commode (Secrétaire à abattant), Jean Henri Riesener, 1783, Oak veneered with ebony and 17th-century Japanese lacquer; inter…
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Commode (Secrétaire à abattant)

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
H. 36-3/4 x W. 56-1/2 x D. 23-1/2 in. (93.3 x 143.5 x 59.7 cm)
Accession
20.155.12
Credit line
Bequest of William K. Vanderbilt, 1920
Culture
French, Paris
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