Drop-front secretary (Sécretaire)

Jean Henri Riesener  (French, Gladebeck, near Hessen 1734–1806 Paris)

Maker:
Mounts attributed to Pierre Gouthière (1732–1813/14)
Date:
1783
Culture:
French, Paris
Medium:
Oak veneered with ebony and 17th-century Japanese lacquer; interior veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, holly, and ebonized holly; gilt-bronze mounts; replaced velvet; marble tops
Dimensions:
H. 57 in. (144.8 cm), W. 43 in. (109.2 cm), D. 16 in. (40.6 cm)
Classification:
Woodwork
Credit Line:
Bequest of William K. Vanderbilt, 1920
Accession Number:
20.155.11
120009354:2

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