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Desk (bonheur du jour), Roger Vandercruse, called Lacroix, ca. 1780–85, Satinwood, tulipwood, black and green stained wood o…

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Desk

Desk (bonheur du jour)

Roger Vandercruse, called Lacroix · ca. 1780–85

Medium: Satinwood, tulipwood, black and green stained wood on oak; gilt bronze
Dimensions: Overall: 41 × 26 3/4 × 15 in. (104.1 × 67.9 × 38.1 cm)
Accession: 49.7.115
Credit line: The Jules Bache Collection, 1949
Culture: French, Paris

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