牌桌

Charles-Honoré Lannuier American

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 728

这张精美绝伦的牌桌原有一对,是联邦时期驻纽约的法国细木工匠夏尔-奥诺雷·拉涅尔制作的一系列标志性镀金雕刻作品之一;拉涅尔从1803年到1819年都在纽约工作。这些署名并注明日期的杰作不仅因其精致美丽而出色,也因其出处而引人注目,它们在最初的拥有者——奥尔巴尼的史蒂芬·范伦斯勒四世的家族中代代相传。一张现存的发票上记录了与此相同的一对桌子标价为250 美元,考虑到当时一个熟练的细木工人一天的酬劳才大约一美元,这实在是个令人惊讶的金额。

Card table, Charles-Honoré Lannuier (France 1779–1819 New York), Mahogany veneer, white pine, yellow poplar, gilded gesso, vert antique, and gilded brass, American

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