Writing and dressing table

After Oeben died, his widow continued his workshop: guild regulations allowed her to keep using her dead husband’s name stamp. The workshop was headed by Riesener, who married Oeben’s widow in 1767 and became a master cabinetmaker a year later; he then began to use his own stamp. The underside of this table bears both stamps, indicating that Riesener at least completed it.

Writing and dressing table

After Oeben died, his widow continued his workshop: guild regulations allowed her to keep using her dead husband’s name stamp. The workshop was headed by Riesener, who married Oeben’s widow in 1767 and became a master cabinetmaker a year later; he then began to use his own stamp. The underside of this table bears both stamps, indicating that Riesener at least completed it.