Writing table, David Roentgen, c. 1775 - c. 1780

Writing table, David Roentgen, c. 1775 - c. 1780

gild, h 74.5cm × w 74.5cm × d 51.5cm More details

Under David Roentgen, the family cabinetmaking workshop in Neuwied (Germany) became the most famous in all of Europe. Like his father Abraham, he specialized in mechanically complex furniture; even this simple table is not opened with a key, but by means of a system of hidden buttons. The tabletop has a chinoiserie scene in marquetry.

On display in room 1.9

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