West Building, Ground Floor
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Work of Art
- Oeben, Jean-François cabinetmaker
- German, 1721 - 1763
- Writing and Toilet Table (table mécanique)
- c. 1750/1755
- veneered on oak with marquetry of tulipwood, kingwood, sycamore, ebony, boxwood, and other woods, some of them stained green and with traces of other colors; gilded bronze mounts
- overall: 72.6 x 77.7 x 44 cm (28 9/16 x 30 9/16 x 17 5/16 in.)
- Widener Collection
- 1942.9.413
