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David Roentgen: Apollo Clock

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Abraham and David Roentgen were renowned German cabinetmakers whose workshop was famed throughout Europe for its exquisite marquetry work and complex mechanical devices. Lavishly embellished and expertly crafted, the Apollo clock is one of the best-known pieces of Roentgen furniture.

This clock, from Roentgen-Museum, Neuwied, is featured in the exhibition Extravagant Inventions: The Princely Furniture of the Roentgens (on view October 30, 2012–January 27, 2013).

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Jean-Jacques Pothier  (master 1750, working until ca. 1780)

Date:
ca. 1765
Culture:
French
Medium:
Carved and gilded beechwood; cut velvet upholstery
Dimensions:
39 x 27-1/2 x 25-1/4 in. (99.1 x 69.8 x 64.1 cm)
Classification:
Woodwork
Credit Line:
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1906
Accession Number:
07.225.60

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