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Claude-Charles Saunier French
The Japanese lacquer dates to about 1690 and has been reused as veneer for this commode.
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Title: Commode
Maker:
Claude-Charles Saunier (French, 1735–1807)
Date: ca. 1780–90
Culture: French
Medium: Oak veneered with ebony, mahogany, rosewood, Japanese lacquer panels, rosso levanto marble, gilt bronze
Dimensions: 36 1/4 x 41 3/4 x 19 1/4 in. (92.1 x 106 x 48.9cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit Line: The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982
Accession Number: 1982.60.53
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