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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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Cup and saucer

Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, St. Petersburg

Date:: 1902–14
Culture:: Russian (St. Petersburg)
Medium:: Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions:: Cup (.280):H. 2-3/4 in. (7 cm.); Diam. 2-5/8 in. (6.7cm.); Saucer (.281): H. 1-1/4 in. (3.2 cm.); Diam. 5-5/8 in. (14.3 cm.)
Classification:: Ceramics
Credit Line:: Gift of R. Thornton Wilson, in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson, 1950
Accession Number:: 50.211.280, .281

This artwork is not on display

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Inscription: AO (monogram)

Marking: [1] Crowned Cyrillic N II, 1902 below (factory mark, period of Nicholas II, 1894-1917, stamped in green, on bottom of cup) [2] Crowned Cyrillic N II, 1914 below (factory mark, period of Nicholas II, 1894-1917, stamped in olive green, on bottom of saucer)
Provenance

[ A La Vieille Russie , New York, before 1950; sold to Wilson ]
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Who
Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, St. Petersburg (56)
What
Ceramics (29,320)

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Porcelain (11,369)

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When
A.D. 1900-present (77,516)
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Eastern Europe and Scandinavia, 1900 A.D.–present

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