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Writing Table with Two Drawers and a Leather Top with Gold Stamps. Copper Ornaments. Legs with Casters in Marquetry. Entirely Lined with Various Woods.
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Writing Table with Two Drawers and a Leather Top with Gold Stamps. Copper Ornaments. Legs with Casters in Marquetry. Entirely Lined with Various Woods.

anonymous · 1780 · marqueterie; maple (wood); copper (metal); satinwood (wood); leather; wood (plant material); holly (wood); oak (wood)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Writing desk veneered with satinwood on an oak core. The conical, square-sectioned legs feature bell-shaped marquetry; topped with a projecting crest with copper triangles, placed under a projecting edge. The two drawers of the front rail are edged with a copper border of twisted rods and decorated with a diamond pattern with four-leaf rosettes. Round handles. At the corners a drapery held by a ring. Leaf with copper border and brown leather, decorated with gold stamps.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineSchrijftafel met twee laden en met blad van leer met goudstempels. Ornamenten van koper. Poten met klokjes in marqueterie. Geheel belijmd met verschillende houtsoorten.. 1780. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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