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Folding buffet
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Folding buffet

anonymous · c. 1780 - c. 1795 · marqueterie; ebony (wood); maple (wood); satinwood (wood); birch (wood); wood (plant material); purpleheart (wood); India ink (ink); brass (alloy); oak (wood)

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

About this work

This sideboard is largely veneered with keranji, a tropical wood from Indonesia that was rarely exported to Europe. It was chosen for its striking dark grain, which is the result of a decaying process. When the top of the sideboard is raised, shelves appear on which glasses and other such objects can be placed.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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case furniturefurnitureklapbuffetbuffet
Credit lineKlapbuffet. c. 1780 - c. 1795. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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