Mechanical table
Object type: Mechanical table
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Jean Henri Riesener
Artist bio: French, Gladbeck, North Rhine-Westphalia 1734–1806 Paris
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: French
Date: 1781
Medium: Oak veneered with mahogany and marquetry of bois satiné, sycamore, holly, ebonized holly fillets, and bayberry, the top with an amaranth border; gilt-bronze mounts; mirror glass; iron and brass fittings; green velvet (not original)
Dimensions: Overall: 28 1/2 × 30 3/4 × 19 in. (72.4 × 78.1 × 48.3 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit line: The Jules Bache Collection, 1949
Accession year: 1949