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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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Frame in the form of a book

Date:
second half 19th century
Culture:
probably French, Paris
Medium:
Gilt bronze and velvet
Dimensions:
H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); D. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm.); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm.)
Classification:
Metalwork
Credit Line:
Gift of George Blumenthal, 1941
Accession Number:
41.100.250 a

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