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c. 1780-1785

Chest of Drawers

Jean-Henri Riesener

German (active Paris), 1734 - 1806

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A particular favorite of Marie-Antoinette (queen of France 1774–93), Jean-Henri Riesener was appointed ébéniste du roi, or cabinetmaker to the king, in 1774, and in the next decade made over seven hundred pieces of furniture for the crown.

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Jean-Henri Riesener, Chest of Drawers, c. 1780-1785 | Philadelphia Museum of Art