Small oval table

Claude-Charles Saunier French

ca. 1775

Not on view

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Title: Small oval table
Maker: Claude-Charles Saunier (French, 1735–1807)
Date: ca. 1775
Culture: French
Medium: Satinwood and tulipwood
Dimensions: H. 29 in. (73.7 cm.); W. 19 in. (48.3 cm.)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit Line: The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection, Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, 1973
Object Number: Inst.1974.21.23
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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