*Jean-François Oeben* is an art-historical study of the eighteenth-century ébéniste whose work helped define the elegance and technical ambition of French royal and aristocratic furniture. Rosemarie Stratmann-Döhler traces Oeben’s career from his training and workshop practice to the celebrated pieces associated with his name, examining how design, marquetry, gilded bronze mounts, and patronage shaped his reputation. The book is especially useful for readers interested in the material culture of pre-Revolutionary France, the organization of Parisian furniture workshops, and the problems of attribution that surround luxury decorative arts. By combining biographical detail with close attention to furniture forms and marquetry techniques, it places Oeben within the broader history of French craftsmanship and design.

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