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Drop-front secretary (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en armoire)
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Oak veneered with tulipwood kingwood holly partly stained green ebony and mahogany; brèche d'Alep marble (not original); modern leather; gilt-bronze mounts
Rights: Public Domain
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman 1971
Guillaume Benneman (Maker)
Mounts modeled by Louis Simon Boizot (Modeler)
and Martin, possibly Gilles-François Martin (Modeler)
and Michaud (Maker)
Probably cast by Etienne-Jean Forestier (Maker)
Pierre-Auguste Forestier (Maker)
Chased by Pierre Philippe Thomire (Maker)
and Bardin (Maker)
and Tournay (Maker)
Gilded by Galle (Maker)
Under the direction of Jean Hauré (Factory director)
Title: Drop-front secretary (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en armoire)
Description:
Oak veneered with tulipwood kingwood holly partly stained green ebony and mahogany; brèche d'Alep marble (not original); modern leather; gilt-bronze mounts.
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