Side table (commode servante or commode desserte)

Jean Henri Riesener, ca. 1790

Artist

Jean Henri Riesener (French, Gladbeck, North Rhine-Westphalia 1734–1806 Paris)

Date

ca. 1790

Medium

Oak, pine, mahogany, and mahogany veneer; gilt-bronze mounts; Carrara marble top and shelf

Size

H. 36 in. (91.4 cm.), W. 44-5/8 in. (113.3 cm.), D. 16-1/4 in. (41.3 cm.)

Type

Woodwork-Furniture

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed