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David Roentgen: Apollo Clock

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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Potpourri vase (Pot-pourri à jour)

Vincennes Manufactory (French, ca. 1740–1756)

Decorator:: Louis-Jean Thévenet (Thévenet père) (1707–after 1778, active 1741–78)
Designer:: Model attributed to Jean-Claude Duplessis (active 1748–74)
Date:: 1753–54
Culture:: French, Vincennes
Medium:: Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions:: H. 7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm.)
Classification:: Ceramics
Credit Line:: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1976
Accession Number:: 1976.155.156

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 545

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