René Dubois
Drop-front Desk

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AttributionAttributed to René DuboisFrench, 1737–1799, master 1755

CultureFrench

Titles

Drop-front Desk
Secrétaire à Abbattant

Datec. 1775

MediumPainted wood, gilt bronze and marble

Dimensions44 1/2 × 17 5/8 × 11 in. (113 × 44.8 × 27.9 cm)

Credit LineHorace Wood Brock Collection, museum purchase funded by Brown Foundation Accessions Endowment Fund

Object number2021.359.A,.B

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Object Type

FURNITURE

ProvenanceAline de Rothschild, by repute; Mrs. J.L. Mailman; [French and Company, June 1965]; Enid Haupt, New York; [Christie's New York, 22 October 1998, lot 164)]; [Aveline, Paris]; Horace Wood Brock, c.1997; MFAH, 2021.

Exhibition HistorySplendor and Elegance: European Decorative Arts and Drawings from the Horace Wood Brock Collection. Museum of Fine Arts Boston, January 22–May 17, 2009

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Inscribed on base of top marble, at proper left: 262674 / 177 / H563x and at center: IJD / 170
Inscribed on verso: H563x / V7756

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