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Writing table (bureau plat), Bernard II van Risenburgh, ca. 1750, Satiné wood, purplewood and kingwood, gilt bronze, leather

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Writing table (bureau plat)

Bernard II van Risenburgh · ca. 1750

Medium: Satiné wood, purplewood and kingwood, gilt bronze, leather
Dimensions: Overall: 29 3/4 × 54 1/2 × 28 1/2 in. (75.6 × 138.4 × 72.4 cm)
Accession: 1974.356.186
Credit line: The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection, Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, 1973
Culture: French, Paris

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