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Guéridon

about 1775–1780
Medium/TechniqueVeneered; kingwood and tulipwood; top inlaid, banded by plain bronze dore; three drawers paneled with bronze dore; three small side appliques, undershelf banded by bronze dore rim
DimensionsLegacy dimension: H. 29 5/8"; diameter 13 1/4"
Credit LineBequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession number65.2503
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsFurniture
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1956, Forsyth Wickes (b. 1876 - d. 1964), New York and Newport, RI [see note]; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 24, 1965)

NOTE: Published by Charles Packer, Paris Furniture by the Master Ébénistes (Newport, England, 1956), fig. 128.
Secretary
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about 1760–65
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about 1850–80
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1902–1928
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Pierre Macret
about 1750
Desk
about 1745–50 (?)
Commode
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about 1735
Secretary and Jewel Cabinet on Stand
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about 1760
Tambour desk
Thomas Seymour
1804–10
Twin bed
Company of Master Craftsmen for W. and J. Sloane
1926–42
Twin bed
Company of Master Craftsmen for W. and J. Sloane
1926–42