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Jean-Henri Riesener, Drop-front secretary (Secrétaire en armoire) (1783)
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Oak veneered with ebony and 17th-century Japanese lacquer; interiors veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, holly, and ebonized holly, gilt-bronze mounts; marble top, velvet, 57 × 43 × 16 in
Title: Jean-Henri Riesener, Drop-front secretary (Secrétaire en armoire) (1783)
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Oak veneered with ebony and 17th-century Japanese lacquer; interiors veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, holly, and ebonized holly, gilt-bronze mounts; marble top, velvet, 57 × 43 × 16 in.
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