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"French Royal Furniture in The Metropolitan Museum of Art": The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 63, no. 3 (Winter, 2006)

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART BULLETIN | VOLUME 63 | NUMBER 3

"French Royal Furniture in The Metropolitan Museum of Art"

Kisluk-Grosheide, Daniëlle O.

2006

48 pages

This title is out of print.

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About the authors

Daniëlle Kisluk-Grosheide

Daniëlle Kisluk-Grosheide is the Henry R. Kravis Curator in the Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts.

Daniëlle Grosheide

Met Art in Publication

Diverses Vues du Chateau de Versailles, Vuë prise de la grande avenue entres les deux Ecuries (View of the Chateau of Versailles from the Large Avenue between the Two Stables)

18th century

Small desk with folding top (bureau brisé), Alexandre-Jean Oppenordt Dutch, Oak, pine, walnut veneered with ebony, rosewood, and marquetry of tortoiseshell and engraved brass; gilt bronze and steel, French, Paris — Small desk with folding top (bureau brisé)
ca. 1685

Vüe particuliere de la Châpelle du Chateau de Versailles, Prise du Coté de la Cour (View of the Chapelle at the Chateau of Versailles, from the Courtyard Side)

18th century

Panels from the shutters formerly in the Chapel Room at Versailles, Robert de Cotte French, Oak, French — Panels from the shutters formerly in the Chapel Room at Versailles
ca. 1710

Louis XV (1710–1774) as a Child, Hyacinthe Rigaud French, Oil on canvas — Louis XV (1710–1774) as a Child
ca. 1716–24

Stretcher from a console table from the Queen's bed chamber at Versailles, Jules Degoullons French, Oak, gilt, French — Stretcher from a console table from the Queen's bed chamber at Versailles
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1730

Folding stool (pliant) (one of a pair), Carved and gilded walnut; silk velvet with gold trim (not original), French, Paris — Folding stool (pliant) (one of a pair)
French, Paris
ca. 1735–39

Writing table (bureau plat), Gilles Joubert French, Lacquered oak, gilt-bronze mounts, lined with modern leather, French, Paris — Writing table (bureau plat)
1759

Louis XV (1710–1774), King of France, Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne the Younger French, White marble, French, Paris — Louis XV (1710–1774), King of France
1757

Small writing desk (bonheur-du-jour), Martin Carlin French, Oak veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, and stained sycamore; mahogany; seventeen soft-paste porcelain plaques; gilt-bronze mounts; velvet (not original), French, Paris and Sèvres — Small writing desk (bonheur-du-jour)
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1768

Barometer-thermometer (baromètre et thermomètre)

1769

Jewel coffer on stand (petit coffre à bijoux), Martin Carlin French, Oak veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, stained sycamore, holly, and ebonized holly; thirteen soft-paste porcelain plaques; gilt-bronze mounts; velvet (not original), French, Paris and Sèvres — Jewel coffer on stand (petit coffre à bijoux)
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1770

Drop-front desk (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet), Martin Carlin French, Oak veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, holly, and ebonized holly; ten soft-paste porcelain plaques; gilt-bronze mounts; marble; velvet (not original), French, Paris and Sèvres — Drop-front desk (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet)
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1773

Drop-front desk (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet), Adam Weisweiler French, Oak veneered with burl thuya, amaranth, mahogany, satinwood, holly, and ebonized holly; painted metal; one soft-paste porcelain plaque; fifteen jasper medallions; gilt-bronze mounts; marble; leather (not original), French, Paris and Sèvres — Drop-front desk (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet)
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1787

Door panel from the "Cabinet Turc" of Comte d'Artois at Versailles, Jean -Siméon Rousseau de la Rottière, Oil on oak, French — Door panel from the "Cabinet Turc" of Comte d'Artois at Versailles
1781

Mechanical table (Table mécanique), Jean Henri Riesener French, Oak veneered with marquetry of bois satiné, holly, amaranth, barberry, stained sycamore, and green-lacquered wood; gilt-bronze mounts; steel, iron and brass fittings; mirror glass; velvet (not original), French, Paris — Mechanical table (Table mécanique)
1778

Armchair (fauteuil à la reine), Jacques Gondouin, Carved and gilded beech; modern silk lampas, French, Paris — Armchair (fauteuil à la reine)
Multiple artists/makers
1779

Mechanical table, Jean Henri Riesener French, Oak veneered with mahogany and marquetry of bois satiné, sycamore, holly, ebonized holly fillets, and bayberry, the top with an amaranth border; gilt-bronze mounts; mirror glass; iron and brass fittings; green velvet (not original), French, Paris — Mechanical table
1781

Drop-front secretary (Secrétaire en armoire), Jean Henri Riesener French, Oak veneered with ebony and 17th-century Japanese lacquer; interiors veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, holly, and ebonized holly; gilt-bronze mounts; marble top; velvet (not original), French, Paris — Drop-front secretary (Secrétaire en armoire)
1783

Commode (Secrétaire à abattant), Jean Henri Riesener French, Oak veneered with ebony and 17th-century Japanese lacquer; interiors veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, holly, and ebonized holly; gilt-bronze mounts; marble top; velvet (not original), French, Paris — Commode (Secrétaire à abattant)
1783

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