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David Roentgen: Long-Case Clock

Abraham and David Roentgen were renowned German cabinetmakers whose workshop was famed throughout Europe for its exquisite marquetry work and complex mechanical devices. Exquisitely constructed, the case of this clock boasts finely detailed marquetry designs and a multitude of functions, including dials that indicate the time in ten of the most important cities in the world.

This clock is featured in the exhibition Extravagant Inventions: The Princely Furniture of the Roentgens (on view October 30, 2012–January 27, 2013). See Collections to learn more about this clock.

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Pair of pepper boxes

Edme-Pierre Balzac (1705–ca. 1786, master 1739, recorded 1781)

Date:: 1745–47
Culture:: French (Paris)
Medium:: Silver, partly gilt
Dimensions:: Each, H. 1-13/16 in. (4.6 cm.); W. 2-9/16 in. (6.5 cm.); L. 3-1/4 in. (8.3 cm.)
Classification:: Metalwork
Credit Line:: Bequest of Catherine D. Wentworth, 1948
Accession Number:: 48.187.378,379

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Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Marking: [1] Crowned fleur-de-lis, 2 grains de remède, E P B, device a cinquefoil (maker's mark) [2] Crowned A (Paris charge mark, 1744-50) [3] Crowned E (Paris warden's mark, 1745-46) [4] Crowned F (Paris warden's mark, 1746-47) [5] Salmon's head (Paris discharge mark for small gold and silver, 1744-50) [6] Boar's head (Paris restricted warranty mark for silver, 1838-79) Location of marks: [1], [2] underneath base of each [1] on wall of each [3] on base of .379 [4] on base of .378 [5] on front rim of base of each [6] on top of cover of each
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Who
Edme-Pierre Balzac (13)
What
Metal (59,364)

Metalwork (14,716)

Silver (14,056)

Gilt (9,043)

Boxes (1,778)
Where
Europe (148,586)

France (52,276)

Paris (2,025)
When
A.D. 1600-1800 (66,179)
In the Museum
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts (43,257)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
France, 1600–1800 A.D.

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