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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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Clockmaker: Jean-Philippe Gosselin  (recorded as master in Paris 1717, died 1766)

Maker:
Case maker: Jean-Joseph de Saint Germain (1719–1791)
Date:
ca. 1750
Culture:
French (Paris)
Medium:
Case: bronze, formerly gilded, silvered or lacquered; Dial: white enamel, with black numerals; Movement: brass and steel
Dimensions:
16 x 12 in. (40.6 x 30.5 cm)
Classification:
Horology
Credit Line:
Bequest of Ogden Mills, 1929
Accession Number:
37.160.9

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 551

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