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David Roentgen: Long-Case Clock

Abraham and David Roentgen were renowned German cabinetmakers whose workshop was famed throughout Europe for its exquisite marquetry work and complex mechanical devices. Exquisitely constructed, the case of this clock boasts finely detailed marquetry designs and a multitude of functions, including dials that indicate the time in ten of the most important cities in the world.

This clock is featured in the exhibition Extravagant Inventions: The Princely Furniture of the Roentgens (on view October 30, 2012–January 27, 2013). See Collections to learn more about this clock.

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Dish (one of a pair)

Anthony Ficketts (British, active 1635–85)

Date:: 1664/65
Culture:: British, London
Medium:: Silver gilt
Dimensions:: Overall (confirmed): 2 7/8 x 18 in., 78 oz. 9 dwt. (7.3 x 45.7 cm, 2.4395kg)
Classification:: Metalwork
Credit Line:: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1968
Accession Number:: 68.141.80

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Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Inscription: Inscribed: 76-14 (on flat of underside) (weight in Troy ounces and penny weights)

Marking: [1] Lion's head crowned; [2] Lion passant guardant; [3] G, date letter for London, 1664-65; [4] A F, a mullet between 2 pellets below, in pointed shield; Location of marks: [1]-[4] on underside of .80 near lip, on flute directly below the middle line of the coat of arms.
Provenance

Sir John Brownlow (until 1929; sale, Christie's, March 13, 1929, no. 58) ; William Randolph Hearst (until 1939; sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, January 5–7, 1939, no . 303); Irwin Untermyer (until 1968; to MMA)
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