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National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art
Chest of Drawers (commode)
- Artist
- Jean Desforges
- Date
- 1745/1749
- Medium
- veneered on oak, mostly stained black, with panels of Japanese black-and-gold (_togidashi_) lacquer; gilded bronze mounts; marble top
- Dimensions
- overall: 83.7 x 147 x 61 cm (32 15/16 x 57 7/8 x 24 in.)
- Location
- National Gallery of Art
- Credit
- Widener Collection
More works by Jean Desforges
Corner-Cupboard (encoignure)
probably 1745/1749
veneered on oak, stained black, with ebonized wood; japanned on each door with _vernis Martin_; gilded bronze mounts; black and gold Portor marble top
overall: 100.4 x 88.4 x 67 cm (39 1/2 x 34 13/16 x 26 3/8 in.)
Public domain
Corner-Cupboard (encoignure)
probably 1745/1749
veneered on oak, stained black, with ebonized wood, sycamore and kingwood veneers; japanned on each door with _vernis Martin_; gilded bronze mounts; black and gold Portor marble top
overall: 99.3 x 89 x 66.8 cm (39 1/8 x 35 1/16 x 26 5/16 in.)
Public domain
