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Maker: Martin Carlin, French, near Freiburg im Breisgau ca. 1730-1785 Paris; Factory: Porcelain plaques by, Sèvres Manufactory, 1740-present; Decorator: Oval plaques of flower baskets on front by, Nicolas Bulidon, active 1763-92; Decorator: Oval plaques of bouquts on sides by, Marie-Claude Sophie Xhrouuet, active 1775-88; Decorator: Plaques decorated in stand by, Guillaume Noël, active 1755-1807. Upright Secretary (Secrétaire à Abattant or Secrétaire en Cabinet). French (Paris and Sèvres), ca. 1773. Oak veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, holly and ebonized holly, mounted with ten soft-paste porcelain plaques and gilt bronze; marble top; velvet (not original). H. 47 in. (119.4 cm.), Gr. W. 31 3/4 in. (80.6 cm.), D. 16 3/8 in. (41.6 cm.). Detail - Oval plaques of flower baskets on front . The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1958 (58.75.44)
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art/New York, NY/USA
Unique Identifier
ART439416
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4049px × 3098px
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Image copyright © The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Image source: Art Resource, NY
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