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: 1983.185.2a, b
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1983

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