c. 1780-1785
Chest of Drawers
Jean-Henri RiesenerGerman (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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