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Small desk with folding top (bureau brisé)

Alexandre-Jean Oppenordt|Jean Berain

Small desk with folding top (bureau brisé), Alexandre-Jean Oppenordt|Jean Berain, ca. 1685, Oak, pine, walnut veneered with…

Maker: Alexandre-Jean Oppenordt|Jean Berain
Date: ca. 1685
Medium: Oak, pine, walnut veneered with ebony, rosewood, and marquetry of tortoiseshell and engraved brass; gilt bronze and steel
Dimensions: 30 5/16 x 41 3/4 x 23 3/8 in. (77 x 106 x 59.4cm)
Form: Desk
Culture: French, Paris
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Accession: 1986.365.3
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1986

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