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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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Royal Porcelain Manufactory, Berlin 

Factory director:
Wegely period (1751–57)
Date:
1751–57
Culture:
German (Berlin)
Medium:
Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions:
H. 6 3/16 in. (15.7 cm.)
Classification:
Ceramics
Credit Line:
Gift of Estate of James Hazen Hyde, 1959
Accession Number:
59.208.16

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