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Desk, Joseph Baumhauer|Sèvres Manufactory|Jean-Jacques Pierre the Younger, ca. 1770, Oak, tulipwood, gilt bronze, soft-paste…

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Desk

Desk

Joseph Baumhauer|Sèvres Manufactory|Jean-Jacques Pierre the Younger · ca. 1770

Medium: Oak, tulipwood, gilt bronze, soft-paste porcelain, leather, silk
Dimensions: 29 3/4 × 34 1/2 × 20 1/2 in. (75.6 × 87.6 × 52.1 cm)
Accession: 58.75.47
Credit line: Gift of Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1958
Culture: French, Paris and Sèvres

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