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Drop-front secretary (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en armoire)
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Drop-front secretary (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en armoire)

Guillaume Benneman · 1786–87 · Oak veneered with tulipwood, kingwood, holly partly stained green, ebony, and mahogany; brèche d'Alep marble (not original); modern leather; gilt-bronze mounts

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Woodwork-Furniture
Credit lineDrop-front secretary (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en armoire). 1786–87. Guillaume Benneman. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1971. CC0.
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