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Secreter de frente abatible

1783
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 524
Por encargo de María Antonieta, Jean-Henri Riesener creó en 1783 este espléndido secreter y una cómoda a juego, que también se encuentra en la colección del Museo. Ambos muebles se destinaban a una de las habitaciones privadas de la reina en Versalles, donde guardaba las cajas japonesas de laca heredadas de su madre, la emperatriz María Teresa de Austria. Fragmentos selectos de laca japonesa del siglo XVII se reutilizaron a manera de chapa para estas piezas reales. La brillante laca negra y dorada y el ébano lustroso crean un llamativo fondo para las molduras excepcionales de bronce dorado, que adoptan la forma de festones y guirnaldas entrelazadas compuestas de flores naturalistas. Las iniciales de la reina aparecen en el centro del friso superior.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Secreter de frente abatible
  • Artista: Jean-Henri Riesener, francés, 1734–1806
  • Fecha: 1783
  • Material: Roble chapado con ébano y laca japonesa del siglo XVII; interior chapado con tulípero, amaranto, acebo y acebo ebonizado; molduras de bronce dorado; mármol; terciopelo (no original)
  • Dimensiones: 144,8 x 109,2 x 40,6 cm
  • Crédito: Legado de William K. Vanderbilt, 1920
  • Número de inventario: 20.155.11
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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Commode (Secrétaire à abattant), Jean Henri Riesener French, Oak veneered with ebony and 17th-century Japanese lacquer; interiors veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, holly, and ebonized holly; gilt-bronze mounts; marble top; velvet (not original), French, Paris
Commode (Secrétaire à abattant)
Jean Henri Riesener
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Mechanical table (Table mécanique), Jean Henri Riesener French, Oak veneered with marquetry of bois satiné, holly, amaranth, barberry, stained sycamore, and green-lacquered wood; gilt-bronze mounts; steel, iron and brass fittings; mirror glass; velvet (not original), French, Paris
Mechanical table (Table mécanique)
Jean Henri Riesener
Jean-Gotfritt Mercklein
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Side table (commode servante or commode desserte), Jean Henri Riesener French, Oak, pine, mahogany, and mahogany veneer; gilt-bronze mounts; Carrara marble top and shelf, French, Paris
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