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Writing table (bureau plat), Bernard II van Risenburgh, ca. 1745–50, Veneered on oak with ebony; mounts of chased and gilded…
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Writing table (bureau plat)

Bernard II van Risenburgh · ca. 1745–50

Medium
Veneered on oak with ebony; mounts of chased and gilded bronze; top inlaid with later panels of black morocco and gilt-tooled leather
Dimensions
confirmed: 31 1/2 × 71 7/8 × 36 in. (80 × 182.6 × 91.4 cm)
Accession
2019.283.5
Credit line
Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
Culture
French
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