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Portrait of Jean-Henri Riesener, seated at one of his writing tables, by Antoine Vestier, 1786 (Musée de Versailles).

Jean-Henri Riesener (German: Johann Heinrich Riesener; 4 July 1734 – 6 January 1806)[1] was a famous German ébéniste (cabinetmaker), working in Paris, whose work exemplified the early neoclassical "Louis XVI style".

  1. ^ Geoffrey de Bellaigue, The James A. de Rothschild Collection at Waddesdon Manor, II (1974), p. 879.

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Louis XVI furniture

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The finest craftsmen of the time, including Jean-Henri Riesener, Georges Jacob, Martin Carlin, and Jean-François Leleu, were engaged to design and make...

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Antoinette by Jean-Henri Riesener, (1780–1785) Corner commode by Jean-Henri Riesener (1785) Table for Marie-Antoinette by Jean-Henri Riesener (1785) Rolltop...

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Rolltop desk

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rolltop desk around 1760, however his Bureau du Roi (completed by Jean Henri Riesener after Oeben's death) was a cylinder desk. The US Patent Office issued a...

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Ormolu

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gilt-bronze; height: 34.5 cm; Rijksmuseum Louis XVI corner cabinet; by Jean Henri Riesener; 1780–1790; oak, mahogany, marble, and gilt-bronze mounts; 94.3 ×...

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Marquetry

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furniture veneered with marquetry are the pieces delivered by Jean Henri Riesener in the 1770s and 1780s. The Bureau du Roi was the most famous amongst these...

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Commode

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Museum, Los Angeles); the unusually rich and monumental commode by Jean-Henri Riesener for the king's bedroom at Versailles, 1775 (fig. 32, Musée Condé...

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Waddesdon Manor

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of Cards), 1735 Writing table made for Marie-Antoinette by Jean-Henri Riesener, 1780–1785 3 out of only 10 original surviving examples of the Sèvres pot-pourri...

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Furniture

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Metropolitan Museum of Art Bureau du Roi (Rococo); by Jean-François Oeben and Jean Henri Riesener; 1760–1769; bronze, marquetry of a variety of fine woods...

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Petit Trianon

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Her bedroom was provided with furniture from Georges Jacob and Jean Henri Riesener. Jacob designed a set of furniture for the room known as the Mobilier...

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Marie Antoinette

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Neoclassicism in France

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Jean-Henri Riesener (1770–80), Art Institute of Chicago Armchair by Georges Jacob (1781), Palace of Versailles Drop-front desk by Jean-Henri Riesener...

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Neoclassicism

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France, by Victor Louis, 1777-1780 Parisian corner cabinet; by Jean Henri Riesener; 1780–1790; oak, mahogany, marble, and ormolu mounts; 94.3 × 81.3...

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Liberty Leading the People

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(grandfather) Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord Henri-François Riesener Jean-Henri Riesener Théodore Géricault Richard Parkes Bonington Paul Huet Ary Scheffer...

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Scone Palace

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porcelains, as well as a collection of Vernee Martin vases and a Jean-Henri Riesener writing desk given to David Murray, 2nd Earl of Mansfield, by Marie-Antoinette...

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Mentmore Towers

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Moroni and other well known artists, and cabinet makers, including Jean Henri Riesener and Chippendale. Also represented were the finest German and Russian...

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Bureau du Roi

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wax. The full-scale desk was finished in 1769 by his successor, Jean Henri Riesener, who had married Oeben's widow. Made for the new Cabinet du Roi at...

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List of furniture designers

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Rams (born 1932) Karim Rashid (born 1960) Lilly Reich (1885–1947) Jean Henri Riesener (1734–1806) Gerrit Rietveld (1888–1964) Jens Risom (1916–2016) T...

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Hameau de la Reine

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have been created by the carpenter Georges Jacob and the ébéniste Jean-Henri Riesener. The Boudoir, (4.6 x 5.2 metres) is the smallest structure, and it...

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Victoria and Albert Museum

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commode by the ébéniste Jean Henri Riesener dated c1780. Other signed pieces of furniture in the collection include a bureau by Jean-François Oeben, a pair...

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Palace of Fontainebleau

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ceiling, by Jean-Simon Berthélemy, shows Aurora with a group of angels. The furnishings were designed for the room by Jean-Henri Riesener, using the finest...

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