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Khan Academy: Card Table
In this video [2:34] Met curator Peter Kenny on international style in Charles-Honore Lannuier's Card table, 1817. This card table with a sculpture quality, was created in New York by a French artist.
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Khan Academy: Oeben, Mechanical Table
In this video [2:34] Met curator Danielle Kisluk-Grosheide on identity in Jean Francois Oeben's Mechanical table, c. 1761-63. Long recognized as one of Jean Francois Oeben's masterpieces, this table (ca. 1761-63) was made for his most...
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Khan Academy: Rolltop Desk by David Roentgen (Animation)
This rolltop desk demonstrates the inventive talent of its maker in this video. [1:01] The chinoiserie marquetry scenes have a painterly effect that Roentgen alone attained, using minute pieces of naturally colored exotic woods. His...
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Khan Academy: Rolltop Desk by David Roentgen (Demonstration)
In this video [2:18] this rolltop desk demonstrates the inventive talent of its maker. The chinoiserie marquetry scenes have a painterly effect that Roentgen alone attained, using minute pieces of naturally colored exotic woods. His...
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Khan Academy: Demonstration of the Roentgens' Dressing Table (Poudreuse)
In this video [2:16] see how this desk converts into a dressing table. When closed, this table may not seem like one of the most complex pieces of European furniture ever made. However, once opened, its concealed drawers and hidden...
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Khan Academy: Conservation of Sculpture and Decorative Arts
In this video [5:17] learn about the work of the Getty Museum's object conservation team. It focuses on the restoration of a luxurious French 18th-century bed.