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

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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

Medium

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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Dimensions

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

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1971

Classification

Woodwork-Furniture

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Culture

French, Paris

Rights

Public Domain

About Guillaume Benneman

1711 |1713 |1668 |1725 | |1725 |1750 |1743 |1751 |1725 |1739 –1811 |1795 |1768 |1825 | |1825 |1850 |1809 |1843 |1825 |1839 • | | | | | | |French|French| |

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