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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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Porcelain plaques by Sèvres Manufactory (French, 1740–present)

Date:: ca. 1780
Culture:: French
Medium:: Veneered with tulipwood, mahogany legs, gilt bronze, soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions:: H. 31 in. (78.7 cm)
Classification:: Woodwork
Credit Line:: The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982
Accession Number:: 1982.60.63

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 539

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