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Oval table

Attributed to David Roentgen German
ca. 1774–80
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 553
The small table, called in contemporary inventories table à la Caunitz, is fitted with a concealed front drawer enclosing a leather-covered writing slide and short drawers. When pulled out a mechanical device releases side compartments with small drawers. The legs are detachable for traveling.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Oval table
  • Maker: Attributed to David Roentgen (German, Herrnhaag 1743–1807 Wiesbaden, master 1780)
  • Date: ca. 1774–80
  • Culture: German, Neuwied am Rhein
  • Medium: Oak, walnut, pine, cherry, and maple, veneered with maple, hornbeam, holly (all partially stained), cherry, mahogany, tulipwood, and other woods; gilt bronze, iron, brass, steel; partially tooled and gilded leather
  • Dimensions: 29 1/2 x 29 x 20 1/2 in. (74.9 x 73.7 x 52.1 cm.)
  • Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
  • Credit Line: Gift of Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1958
  • Object Number: 58.75.39
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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