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What is Jean Henri Riesener's background?

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Born in Germany, he early moved to Paris and joined the Arsenal workshop of J. F. Oeben, with whom he collaborated in the creation of Louis XV's writing desk, finished in 1769, one of the supremely fine achievements of 18th-century cabinetmaking.

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