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Three-part desk with recessed center section, accented by angled stiles with bronze lion's paw feet. Constructed with multip…
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Desk

Three-part desk with recessed center section, accented by angled stiles with bronze lion's paw feet. Constructed with multiple wood types

Maker unknown · 1750 - 1800

Medium
purpleheart (wood); oak (wood); copper (metal); wood (plant material); satinwood (wood); rosewood (wood); bronze (metal); maple (wood)
Dimensions
height 77 cm x width 163 cm x depth 91 cm x weight 149 kg
Accession
BK-1954-1
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ca. 1820
Rijksmuseum
Double-curved lower case with drawer belonging to desk; top with slanted flap with knotted edge; silver hardware
ca. 1750 - ca. 1800
Rijksmuseum
Slant-top desk (secrétaire en pente)
ca. 1745–49
Metropolitan Museum of Art

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