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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.

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Pair of candelabra

Date:
first half 17th century
Culture:
German (Freiburg im Breisgau)
Medium:
Rock crystal, silver gilt
Dimensions:
14-1/8 x 5-3/4 in. (35.9 x 14.6 cm)
Classification:
Natural Substances
Credit Line:
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession Number:
17.190.530,531

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