Ferdinand Plitzner (1678—1724) was a German

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, remembered for his elaborate furniture with

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, and the ''Spiegelkabinett'', a mirrored porcelain room that he created in 1719 at

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for

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References

* ''The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts'', Volume 1, edited by Gordon Campbell, Oxford University Press, 2006, page . .
Oxford Reference entry
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