Drop-front desk
Oak veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, holly, and sycamore, gilt bronze, marble, painted tin, soft-paste porcelain
Attributed to Martin Carlin (1730-1785), porcelain plaque by Sevres Manufactory (1740-present) with decoration by Edme-Francois Boullat pere (1758-1810)
French 1776
The desk first belonged to soprano Marie-Josephine Laguerre (1755-1783), whose belongings were sold at auction in April 1782. Grand Duchess Maria Fedorovna purchased the piece during her visit to Paris and later placed it in her boudoir at Pavlovsk.
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