SAPFM Museum Furniture Collection

Slant-top desk (secrétaire en pente)

Bernard II van Risenburgh

Slant-top desk (secrétaire en pente), Bernard II van Risenburgh, ca. 1745–49, Oak veneered with bois satiné and end cut wood…

Maker: Bernard II van Risenburgh
Date: ca. 1745–49
Medium: Oak veneered with bois satiné and end cut wood, leather, gilt bronze
Dimensions: Overall, at widest points: 31 3/8 x 34 1/2 x 19 3/4 in. (79.7 x 87.6 x 50.2 cm)
Form: Desk
Culture: French
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Accession: 2007.90.7
Credit line: Bequest of Mrs. Robert Lehman, 2006

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