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Drop-front secretary (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en armoire), Guillaume Benneman|Gilles-François Martin|Etienne-Jea…
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Desk

Drop-front secretary (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en armoire)

Guillaume Benneman|Gilles-François Martin|Etienne-Jean Forestier|Bardin|Tournay|Pierre-Auguste Forestier|Michaud|Louis Simon Boizot|Pierre Philippe Thomire|Galle|Jean Hauré · 1786–87

Medium
Oak veneered with tulipwood, kingwood, holly partly stained green, ebony, and mahogany; brèche d'Alep marble (not original); modern leather; gilt-bronze mounts
Dimensions
H. 63-1/2 x W. 32 x D. 15 in. (161.3 x 81.3 x 38.1 cm)
Accession
1971.206.17
Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1971
Culture
French, Paris
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