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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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Enameler: Christian Friedrich Herold  (1700–1779)

Maker:
Workshop of Charles Fromery (1685–1738)
Date:
ca. 1730
Culture:
German (Berlin)
Medium:
Painted enamel on copper, with applied gold relief
Dimensions:
H. 1-3/4 in. (4.5 cm.); L. 2-5/8 in. (6.7 cm.)
Classification:
Enamels
Credit Line:
Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
Accession Number:
64.101.397

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