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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)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Philip Wilson Publishers, 2020.
Subjects:
Riesener, Jean-Henri, > 1734-1806.
Cabinetmakers > France.
Furniture > France > History > 18th century.
Furniture > History > 18th century > Private collections.
Biographies.
Table of Contents:
  • The cabinetmaker
  • The collectors
  • The furniture
  • The materials & techniques.