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Drop-front secretaire (secrètaire à abattant)

René Dubois

In the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art

Drop-front secretaire (secrètaire à abattant), René Dubois, ca. 1770–75, Painted and varnished oak, veneered with European l…
Maker
René Dubois
Date
ca. 1770–75
Medium
Painted and varnished oak, veneered with European lacquer, mahogany, purplewood, gilt-bronze mounts
Dimensions
60 x 26 3/4 x 13 3/8 in. (152.4 x 67.9 x 34cm)
Culture
French, Paris
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Accession
1982.60.57
Credit line
The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982
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