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Also Known As Gerrard Johnson
Born Before 1680 • Netherlands?
Died December 2, 1715 • London • England
Movement / Style Louis XIV style • William and Mary style
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John Cobb
English cabinetmaker
Cartel clock with Louis XIV clockcase by Charles Cressent; in the Wallace Collection, London
Charles Cressent
French cabinetmaker
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David Roentgen
European cabinetmaker
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Abraham Roentgen
European cabinetmaker
Jewel casket on a stand, veneered with mahogany, sycamore, and purplewood, by Jean-Henri Riesener, c. 1780; in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Jean-Henri Riesener
German cabinetmaker
Oeben, Jean-François: commode
Jean-François Oeben
French cabinetmaker
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André-Charles Boulle
French cabinetmaker
Chippendale, Thomas: drawing of a combined desk and bookcase
Thomas Chippendale
British cabinetmaker
Design for a library table by Thomas Sheraton, engraving from his book, The Cabinet-Maker, Upholsterer and General Artist's Encyclopaedia (1805)
Thomas Sheraton
English furniture designer
Design for a sofa by George Hepplewhite, engraving from his book, The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide (1788).
George Hepplewhite
British cabinetmaker
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Thomas Chippendale, II
British cabinetmaker
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William Vile
English cabinetmaker
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Job Townsend
American cabinetmaker
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Thomas Goddard
American cabinetmaker
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John Goddard
American cabinetmaker
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Stephen Goddard
American cabinetmaker
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Christopher Townsend
American cabinetmaker
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John Townsend
American cabinetmaker
Thonet, Michael: bentwood chair
Michael Thonet
German-Austrian furniture maker
Phyfe, Duncan: card table
Duncan Phyfe
Scottish-born American furniture designer