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Secretaire veneered with rosewood and maple with blue-gray veined marble top. Two lower doors, drop-down leaf and drawer. Gi…
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Secretaire veneered with rosewood and maple with blue-gray veined marble top. Two lower doors, drop-down leaf and drawer. Gilt copper or bronze mounts

Pierre Roussel · 1770

Medium
maple (wood); rosewood (wood); oak (wood); marble (rock); gilding (material); copper (metal); wood (plant material); kingwood (wood); bronze (metal)
Dimensions
height 140 cm x width 97.5 cm x depth 40 cm x weight 89 kg
Accession
BK-1960-54
Credit line
Jonkvrouw A.C.A.J. Clifford Bequest, The Hague
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