Jean-Henri Riesener, Roll-top Desk (Bureau à cylindre), c. 1775/1785, veneered on oak principally with tulipwood and purplewood, with ebony (or wood stained to resemble ebony) and boxwood for stringing; gilded bronze mounts, National Gallery of Art, Washington.

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Jean-Henri Riesener, Roll-top Desk (Bureau à cylindre), c. 1775/1785, veneered on oak principally with tulipwood and purplewood, with ebony (or wood stained to resemble ebony) and boxwood for stringing; gilded bronze mounts, National Gallery of Art, Washington.
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Jean-Henri Riesener, Writing Table (table à écrire), c. 1780, veneered on oak with mahogany, sycamore, purplewood, boxwood, ebony, and holly; gilded bronze mounts, National Gallery of Art, Washington.
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Jean-Henri Riesener, Writing Table (table à écrire), 1784, veneered on oak with mahogany, sycamore, ebony, and boxwood, National Gallery of Art, Washington.