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Born July 4, 1734 • Gladbeck • Germany
Died January 6, 1806 (aged 71) • Paris • France
Movement / Style Louis XVI style

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Jewel casket on a stand, veneered with mahogany, sycamore, and purplewood, by Jean-Henri Riesener, c. 1780; in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
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