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Drop-front secretaire (secrètaire à abattant)
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Painted and varnished oak veneered with European lacquer mahogany purplewood gilt-bronze mounts
Rights: Public Domain
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection 1982
Title: Drop-front secretaire (secrètaire à abattant)
Description:
Painted and varnished oak veneered with European lacquer mahogany purplewood gilt-bronze mounts.
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