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Secretary and Jewel Cabinet on Stand

(French, born after 1696, master before 1737, died about 1765)
about 1760
Medium/TechniqueTulipwood, amaranth and endcut kingwood veneers on oak, deal and walnut; gilt-bronze mounts
Dimensions98.8 x 42.5 x 30.2 cm (38 7/8 x 16 3/4 x 11 7/8 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession number65.2504
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsFurniture
Collections
Provenance18th century, Isabella Lubomirski (b. 1736 - d. 1816), Castle Lancut, Poland; by descent to Count Alfred Potocki (b. 1886 - d. 1958), Castle Lancut [see note 1]; May 10, 1947, sold by Count Potocki to Rosenberg and Stiebel, New York; July 22, 1947, sold by Rosenberg and Stiebel to Forsyth Wickes (b. 1879 - d. 1964), New York and Newport, RI; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 24, 1965)

NOTES:
[1] According to correspondence from Gerald Stiebel to the MFA (May 12, 2004), a letter written by Count Potocki attested that the Secretary and Cabinet had been acquired by Isabella Lubomirski (née Czartoryski), and passed on to him by descent. Additionally, he wrote that Marie Antoinette, Queen of France (b. 1755 - d. 1793) had given it to her as a gift. Research into this has been inconclusive; that it was a gift from Marie Antoinette seems plausible but has not been verified.
Secretary
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about 1760–65
Desk
about 1745–50 (?)
Secretaire a Abattant
about 1850–80
Jacques Dautriche
about 1760–1770
Writing table
Jean-Henri Riesener
about 1780–85
Writing Table
Pierre Macret
about 1750
Jacques Dautriche
about 1770
Cabinet
Bruce Talbert
about 1870
Commode
Gilles Joubert
about 1735
Cabinet
Louis Majorelle
about 1900
Commode
about 1740-60
Chest of Drawers
about 1740-60