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Chest (chiffonier) (one of a pair), Bernard II van Risenburgh, ca. 1765, Oak and pine substrate; tulipwood and purplewood ve…
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Chest (chiffonier) (one of a pair)

Bernard II van Risenburgh · ca. 1765

Medium
Oak and pine substrate; tulipwood and purplewood veneer; probably holly stringing; marble tops; gilt-bronze mounts
Dimensions
Overall: 48 × 17 1/2 × 11 1/2 in. (121.9 × 44.5 × 29.2 cm)
Accession
1974.356.209
Credit line
The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection, Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, 1973
Culture
French, Paris
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