Mechanical table (Table mécanique)

Mechanical table (Table mécanique) by Jean Henri Riesener|Jean-Gotfritt Mercklein

Medium

Oak veneered with marquetry of bois satiné, holly, amaranth, barberry, stained sycamore, and green-lacquered wood; gilt-bronze mounts; steel, iron and brass fittings; mirror glass; velvet (not original)

Dimensions

Overall: 31 × 44 1/2 × 27 1/4 in. (78.7 × 113 × 69.2 cm)

Classification

Woodwork-Furniture

Culture

French, Paris

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1933

Accession Number

33.12

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