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Although this piece is competently made, and carries his stamp, it is of good rather than exceptional quality and it is possible that the stamp was added in the 19th century, for the benefit of the English art market, at the same time as the porcelain plaques.  Certainly, Riesener is not known for making porcelain-mounted furniture. John Jones, who left this table, with the rest of his large collection, to the Museum in 1882, was a keen collector, who rated porcelain-mounted pieces very highly.  Dealers must have known this and one may have ordered the embellishment of this table, knowing that Jones would be attracted by such a small, delicate and highly ornamented piece.","physicalDescription":"Writing table with two drawers, veneered in burr mahogany, rosewood, boxwood and stained sycamore, on carcase of oak and pine, set with gilt bronze mounts and porcelain plaques","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Riesener, Jean-Henri","id":"A6334"},"association":{"text":"maker","id":"AAT251917"},"note":"possibly"}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"oak","id":"AAT12264"},{"text":"pine","id":"AAT12620"},{"text":"mahogany","id":"AAT12221"},{"text":"rosewood","id":"AAT12424"},{"text":"boxwood","id":"AAT12002"},{"text":"sycamore","id":"AAT12357"},{"text":"gilt bronze","id":"x35084"},{"text":"porcelain","id":"AAT10662"}],"techniques":[{"text":"cabinet-making","id":"AAT53607"},{"text":"casting","id":"AAT53104"},{"text":"chasing","id":"AAT54016"},{"text":"gilding","id":"AAT53789"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Veneered in burr mahogany, rosewood, boxwood and stained sycamore, on a carcase of oak and pine; set with gilt bronze mounts and porcelain plaques","categories":[{"text":"Furniture","id":"THES48948"}],"styles":[{"text":"Neo-classicism","id":"x38958"}],"collectionCode":{"text":"FWK","id":"THES48597"},"images":["2006AM5810","2006AP0025","2006AP0024","2006AM5808","2006AM5807","2006AL7494","2006AL4874","2006AL4872","2006AL4870","2006AL4868"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"006","id":"THES341693"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Bureau plat","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Paris","id":"x29068"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"ca. 1785-1790","earliest":"1780-01-01","latest":"1790-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Bequeathed by John Jones","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"74.6","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"73","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Depth","value":"42.5","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"Measurements taken from Carolyn Sargentson's cataloguing notes","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"'J H RIESENER JME'","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":"Stamped on the upper rim of both drawers and on the underneath of the back rail near the PR back leg"}],"objectHistory":"In the collection of John Jones before 1882","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Writing table (<i>bureau plat</i>), veneered with burr mahogany and set with porcelain and gilt bronze, French, ca. 1785-90","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[{"text":"flowers","id":"x35571"},{"text":"trellis","id":"AAT6785"}],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["1061-1882"],"accessionNumberNum":"1061","accessionNumberPrefix":"","accessionYear":1882,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-08","recordCreationDate":"2005-11-09","availableToBook":true}}