SAPFM Museum Furniture Collection

Corner cabinet (encoignure) (one of a pair)

Bernard II van Risenburgh

Corner cabinet (encoignure) (one of a pair), Bernard II van Risenburgh, ca. 1745–49, Oak veneered with ebony and Coromandel…
Maker
Bernard II van Risenburgh
Date
ca. 1745–49
Medium
Oak veneered with ebony and Coromandel lacquer, cherry wood, and purplewood; gilt-bronze mounts; brocatelle marble top
Dimensions
H. 35-7/8 x W. 33-7/8 x D. 26-1/8 in. (91.1 x 86.0 x 66.4 cm)
Form
Case Piece
Culture
French, Paris
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Accession
1983.185.1a, b
Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1983
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