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Writing table with fluted legs and acanthus and drapery ornamentation along the rails
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Writing table with fluted legs and acanthus and drapery ornamentation along the rails

anonymous · c. 1775 - c. 1800 · marble (rock); wood (plant material); oak (wood)

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

About this work

Oak writing table with renewed marble top. The fluted conical legs are decorated at the bottom with foliage. The pedestals above the legs feature a rosette. The front and side rails have symmetrical acanthus leaf scrolls in relief and a pierced drapery at the bottom. The table was originally painted blue and white.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
pier table
Credit linePenanttafel met gecanneleerde poten en acanthus- en draperieversieringen langs de regels. c. 1775 - c. 1800. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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