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Lean-to Writing Desk (secrétaire en pente)

Lean-to Writing Desk (secrétaire en pente)

Bernard Vanrisamburgh II

Date
c. 1750
Medium
veneered on oak (stained purple on the underside of the top) with tulipwood cut on the quarter, root-cut kingwood, and other end-cut woods; gilded bronze mounts
Dimensions
overall: 80 x 53.3 x 35.8 cm (31 1/2 x 21 x 14 1/8 in.)

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Bernard Vanrisamburgh II, Lean-to Writing Desk (secrétaire en pente), c. 1750, veneered on oak (stained purple on the underside of the top) with tulipwood cut on the quarter, root-cut kingwood, and other end-cut woods; gilded bronze mounts, National Gallery of Art, Washington.

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