Jean-Henri Riesener : cabinetmaker to Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette : furniture in the Wallace Collection, The Royal Collection & Waddesdon Manor /
Jean-Henri Riesener (1734-1806) was one of the greatest French cabinetmakers of all time. From humble beginnings as a German immigrant in Paris, he found fame through the delivery of a magnificent roll-top desk to Louis XV in 1769 and went on to become Marie-Antoinette's favourite cabinetmaker,...
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Bibliographic Details
| Other Authors: |
Jacobsen, Helen, 1962-
(Editor),
Riesener, Jean-Henri, 1734-1806,
Bird, Rufus
(Editor),
Jackson, Mia
(Editor) |
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| Format: | Book
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| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
London ; New York :
Philip Wilson Publishers,
2020.
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