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Drop-front secretary on stand (secrètaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet) (one of a pair) (part of a set)
Adam Weisweiler
Oak veneered with ebony, amaranth, holly, ebonized holly, satinwood, Japanese and French lacquer panels, gilt-bronze mounts, brocatelle marble top (not original); steel springs; morocco leather (not original) · 1785
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Table
Adam Weisweiler
Oak, Japanese lacquer and ebony veneer, gilt bronze, verde antico marble · 1785
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Commode (commode à vantaux) (part of a set)
Adam Weisweiler
Oak veneered with ebony, amaranth, holly, ebonized holly, satinwood, Japanese and French lacquer panels; gilt-bronze mounts, brocatelle marble top (not original); steel springs; morocco leather (not original) · 1785
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Drop-front desk (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet)
Adam Weisweiler
Oak veneered with burl thuya, amaranth, mahogany, satinwood, holly, and ebonized holly; painted metal; one soft-paste porcelain plaque; fifteen jasper medallions; gilt-bronze mounts; marble; leather (not original) · 1782
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Commode (commode à vantaux)
Adam Weisweiler
Oak veneered with mahogany and thuya; gilt bronze; marble · 1780
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Secretary (secrétaire à abattant)
Adam Weisweiler
Oak veneered with mahogany; white marble top and shelf; gilt-bronze mounts and adjustable candleholders. · 1777
The Metropolitan Museum of Art