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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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Modeler:
Giuseppe Gricci (ca. 1700–1770)
Artist:
After a print by Charles Nicolas Cochin I (French, Paris 1688–1754 Paris)
Artist:
After a painting by Jean Siméon Chardin (French, Paris 1699–1779 Paris)
Date:
ca. 1752–58
Culture:
Italian (Naples)
Medium:
Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions:
H. 7 3/16 in. (18.3 cm.)
Classification:
Ceramics
Credit Line:
The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982
Accession Number:
1982.60.279

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 543

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