EditorialBernard Vanrisamburgh II, (cabinetmaker), French, active c. 1730 - 1765/1766, Lean-to Writing Desk (secr?taire 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 ot...
EditorialSlant-top desk (secr?taire en pente), ca. 1745?49, French, Oak veneered with bois satin? and end cut wood, leather, gilt bronze, Overall, at widest points: 31 3/8 x 34 1/2 x 19 3/4 in. (79.7 x 87.6 x 50.2 cm), Woodwork-Furniture.