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Bernard van Risenburgh II

furniture maker
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Also known as: Bernard Van Risen Burgh II, Bernard Vanrisemburgh II
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Van Risenburgh also spelled:
Vanrisemburgh or Van Risen Burgh
Born:
c. 1700, Paris, France
Died:
c. 1765
Movement / Style:
Louis XV style
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Bernard van Risenburgh II (born c. 1700, Paris, France—died c. 1765) was a furniture maker of the Louis XV period and a member of a family of Dutch origin that included three generations of Parisian furniture makers.

Bernard II served his apprenticeship in the family workshop, setting up his own establishment in 1730 after becoming a master in the furniture maker’s guild. His work, stamped with the initials B.V.R.B., was usually sold to clients through middlemen. Probably the first Rococo-style craftsman to decorate his work with porcelain plaques, he also used wood marquetry, veneers, and other surfaces. His son Bernard III (died 1799) continued the family business for several years but never became a master in the guild, and he eventually worked as a sculptor.

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