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Commode (commode à vantaux) (part of a set), Adam Weisweiler, ca. 1790, Oak veneered with ebony, amaranth, holly, ebonized h…
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Commode (commode à vantaux) (part of a set)

Adam Weisweiler · ca. 1790

Medium
Oak veneered with ebony, amaranth, holly, ebonized holly, satinwood, Japanese and French lacquer panels; gilt-bronze mounts, brocatelle marble top (not original); steel springs; morocco leather (not original)
Dimensions
H. 38-3/8 in. (97.5 cm); W. 58-5/8 in. (148.9 cm); D. 22-1/4 in.(56.5 cm)
Accession
1977.1.12
Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1977
Culture
French, Paris
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