Secretary from the Jay Gould House, New York City, 1882, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Ebonized cherry, mahogany, cedar, and brass, 54 x 34 1/8 x 19 in. (137.2 x 86.7 x 48.3 cm), Furniture, Herter Brothers (German, active New York, 1864–1906), Herter Brothers, one of the premiere cabinetmaking operations in New York City, made this desk in 1882 for the Fifth Avenue home of the New York financier Jay Gould (1836–1892). Gould commissioned the desk as a gift for his wife, Helen, to match their existing bedroom suite, also by Herter Brothers
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Secretary, Jay Gould House, New York City, 1882, York, United States, American, Ebonized cherry, mahogany, cedar, brass, 54 x 34 1/8 19, 137.2 86.7 48.3 cm, Furniture, Herter Brothers, German, active New, 1864–1906, premiere cabinetmaking, operations, City, desk, Fifth Avenue, home, financier, Jay, Gould, 1836–1892, Gould commissioned, gift, wife, Helen, match, existing bedroom, suite
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