biography
| name: |
Riesener, Jean Henri
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pronunciation:
[reezener]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1734–1806)
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| biography:
| Cabinet-maker, born in Gladbeck, W Germany. In 1754, he joined the workshop of Jean François Oeben (c.1715–63) in Paris, taking charge on Oeben's death. A master of marquetry and ebony work, he became the best known cabinet-maker in France. He completed the famous ‘king's desk’ for Louis XV, and was favoured by the court of Louis XVI from 1774. |
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