Writing table, Roger Vandercruse, called Lacroix, ca. 1760–70

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Writing table, Roger Vandercruse, called Lacroix (French, 1727–1799), ca. 1760–70, French, Paris, Oak, veneered with rosewood, endcut kingwood, banding of holly, gilt-bronze, 28 3/4 x 18 1/4 x 13 1/2 in. (73 x x ), Woodwork-Furniture, Roger Vandercruse, called Lacroix (French, 1727–1799), The writing drawer contains a slide covered with modern tooled green leather and fitted with three gilt-metal containers for pens, sand, and an inkwell. The two lower drawers are treated as though they were a single panel, veneered with continuous floral marquetry and framed by a gilt-bronze molding of entwined-rope design chased with beading

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