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Hidden Doors and Secret Drawers: Furniture by the Roentgens

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Hidden Doors and Secret Drawers: Furniture by the Roentgens

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Wolfram Koeppe, the Marina Kellen French Curator at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, discusses the intricate furniture designs created by Abraham and David Roentgen. The father-and-son team created innovative designs that were combined with intriguing mechanical devices to revolutionize traditional French and English furniture types.

Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Extravagant Inventions: The Princely Furniture of the Roentgens, on view October 30, 2012–January 27, 2013.

The exhibition and catalogue are made possible by the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation.

David Roentgen: Long-Case Clock

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The Roentgens' Berlin Secretary Cabinet

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Rolltop Desk by David Roentgen: Demonstration

Rolltop Desk by David Roentgen: Demonstration
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Rolltop Desk by David Roentgen: Animation

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Engraver:
Model and design of decoration attributed to Jean Jacques Lagrenée (French, Paris 1739–1821 Paris)
Date:
1787
Culture:
French, Sèvres
Medium:
Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall (confirmed): 3 x 10 x 7 1/2 in. (7.6 x 25.4 x 19.1 cm)
Classification:
Ceramics
Credit Line:
Purchase, Mrs. Sid R. Bass Gift, in honor of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, and Anonymous Gift, 1997
Accession Number:
1997.518

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 521

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