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Mechanical table (Table mécanique), Jean Henri Riesener|Jean-Gotfritt Mercklein, 1778, Oak veneered with marquetry of bois s…
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Mechanical table (Table mécanique)

Jean Henri Riesener|Jean-Gotfritt Mercklein · 1778

Medium
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)
Dimensions
Overall: 31 × 44 1/2 × 27 1/4 in. (78.7 × 113 × 69.2 cm)
Accession
33.12
Credit line
Rogers Fund, 1933
Culture
French, Paris
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