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Drop-front desk (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet), Martin Carlin|Edme François Bouillat père|Sèvres Manufacto…
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Desk

Drop-front desk (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet)

Martin Carlin|Edme François Bouillat père|Sèvres Manufactory · ca. 1776

Medium
Oak veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, holly, and sycamore; six Sèvres soft-paste porcelain plaques and two painted tin plaques; gilt-bronze mounts; marble shelves; moiré silk
Dimensions
43 3/8 x 40 1/2 x 12 7/8 in. (110.1 x 102.9 x 32.7cm)
Accession
1976.155.110
Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1976
Culture
French, Paris and Sèvres

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