Medal Cabinet (one Of A Pair) — Charles Cressent

Medal cabinet (one of a pair)


charles cressent (1685 - 1768)

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Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (Lisbon, Portugal)

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This is a fine example of the work produced by Cressent, the famous ébéniste employed by the Duke of Orléans, Louis XIV’s nephew and regent when Louis XV was a minor. Cressent himself described the medal cabinet, which consists of two parts, as