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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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Commode à vantaux, David Roentgen German, Oak, pine, walnut, mahogany, and cherry veneered with hornbeam (partially stained), tulipwood, walnut, holly and maple (both partially stained), boxwood, mahogany, and other woods; red brocatelle marble; gilt bronze; iron, steel, and brass, German, Neuwied am Rhein
Commode à vantaux
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1775–79 with later alterations
Game table, David Roentgen German, Oak and walnut, veneered with mahogany, maple, holly (the last two partially stained); iron, steel, brass, gilt bronze; felt and partially tooled and gilded leather, German, Neuwied am Rhine
Game table
David Roentgen
ca. 1780–83
Writing table, David Roentgen German, Mahogany, gilt bronze, German, Neuwied am Rhein
Writing table
David Roentgen
ca. 1790
Dressing table, David Roentgen German, Harewood and marquetry woods, German, Neuwied am Rhein
Dressing table
David Roentgen
ca. 1775
Rolltop desk, David Roentgen German, Oak, pine, walnut, cherry, tulipwood, and mahogany (later drawers), veneered with maple hornbeam (both partially stained), tulipwood, burl wood (stained), mahogany, holly, walnut, and other woods; gilt bronze, brass, steel, and iron; marble; partially tooled and gilded leather, German, Neuwied am Rhein
Rolltop desk
David Roentgen
ca. 1780

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