Center table, c. 1680, Hans Daniel Sommer, German, 1643–1685, 32 x 41 x 27 in. ( x x cm), Wood, tortoiseshell, brass, pewter, hard stone, ebony, horn, Germany, 17th century, Hans Daniel Sommer came from a family of German cabinetmakers. Many had worked in France and were well versed in the elaborate decorative techniques favored by the French court. Sommer established his own workshop in western Germany in the 1660s and made ornate baroque furniture for the German nobility

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