designed 1927, manufactured 1931-1938
80.3 × 55.2 × 79.4 cm (31 5/8 × 21 3/4 × 31 1/4 in.)
Private Collection; [Galerie Francois Laffanour, Paris] sold; to David Teiger, Bernardsville, NJ; The Estate of David Teiger, gift; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2017.
Oak with restored top
17th centuryAmericanCarved, polychromed and gilded pine wood
16th centurySpanishChromed bent tubular steel frame and fabric
20th centurySwissMahogany and ebony (secondary woods: mahogany and pine), gilt-brass, and brass
19th centuryAmericanInlaid Lacquer: wooden core with black lacquer and inlays of mother-of-pearl and twisted wire; with metal (brass?) fittings
18th-19th centuryKoreanWood
16th centuryGermanWood
16th centuryFrenchWood
18th centuryBritishWalnut
18th centuryBritishMahogany with mahogany and rosewood veneers; ormolu, giltwood (possibly tulip poplar), ebony, and die-stamped brass panels inlaid with ebony; modern burlap webbing; jacquard upholstery, and gilt-brass rosettes
19th centuryAmericanCopper alloy
3rd century BCE-3rd century CERomanMahogany
18th centuryBritish