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Hidden Doors and Secret Drawers: Furniture by the Roentgens

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Hidden Doors and Secret Drawers: Furniture by the Roentgens

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Wolfram Koeppe, the Marina Kellen French Curator at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, discusses the intricate furniture designs created by Abraham and David Roentgen. The father-and-son team created innovative designs that were combined with intriguing mechanical devices to revolutionize traditional French and English furniture types.

Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Extravagant Inventions: The Princely Furniture of the Roentgens, on view October 30, 2012–January 27, 2013.

The exhibition and catalogue are made possible by the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation.

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Rolltop Desk by David Roentgen: Demonstration

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Model for bittern attributed to Johann Joachim Kändler  (German, Fischbach 1706–1775 Meissen)

Manufactory:
Meissen Manufactory (German, 1710–present)
Date:
ca. 1750
Culture:
German, Meissen with French (Paris) mounts
Medium:
Hard-paste porcelain; gilt-bronze mounts
Dimensions:
Height (overall): 22 in. (55.9 cm); Height (bird): 14 1/2 in. (36.8)
Classification:
Ceramics
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. Robert Lehman, 2006
Accession Number:
2007.90.4

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 526

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