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Drop-front secretary (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en armoire)

Guillaume Benneman|Gilles-François Martin|Etienne-Jean Forestier|Bardin|Tournay|Pierre-Auguste Forestier|Michaud|Louis Simon Boizot|Pierre Philippe Thomire|Galle|Jean Hauré

1786–87

Drop-front secretary (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en armoire) by Guillaume Benneman|Gilles-François Martin|Etienne-Jean Forestier|Bardin|Tournay|Pierre-Auguste Forestier|Michaud|Louis Simon Boizot|Pierre Philippe Thomire|Galle|Jean Hauré

Medium

Oak veneered with tulipwood, kingwood, holly partly stained green, ebony, and mahogany; brèche d'Alep marble (not original); modern leather; gilt-bronze mounts

Dimensions

H. 63-1/2 x W. 32 x D. 15 in. (161.3 x 81.3 x 38.1 cm)

Classification

Woodwork-Furniture

Culture

French, Paris

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1971

Accession Number

1971.206.17

Tags

Caryatids

About the Artist

Guillaume Benneman|Gilles-François Martin|Etienne-Jean Forestier|Bardin|Tournay|Pierre-Auguste Forestier|Michaud|Louis Simon Boizot|Pierre Philippe Thomire|Galle|Jean Hauré ( | | | | | | |French|French| | ) · 1711 |1713 |1668 |1725 | |1725 |1750 |1743 |1751 |1725 |1739 –1811 |1795 |1768 |1825 | |1825 |1850 |1809 |1843 |1825 |1839

active 1785, died 1811|ca. 1713–1795|died 1768, master 1764| | | | |French, Paris 1743–1809 Paris|French, Paris 1751–1843 Paris| |born 1739, active 1774–after 1796

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