Entirely veneered with black tortoiseshell inlaid with a closely covered design in engraved brass. In the early style of A C Boulle in whose workshop it was probably made.
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Title of artwork, date
Writing table, 1642–1732
Date supported
1921
Medium and material
Wood & tortoiseshell
Dimensions
101.6 x 50.8 cm
Gifted by
H Clifford Smith
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