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Gift of Count Pecci-Blunt
Catalogue
- Year
- 1770
- Dimensions
- 257.9 × 152.1 × 62 cm (101 1/2 × 59 7/8 × 24 3/8 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- David Roentgen
Artist
Mixed Media
David Roentgen, was a German cabinetmaker of the eighteenth century, famed throughout Europe for his marquetry and his secret drawers and poes and mechanical fittings. His work embraces the late Rococo and the Neoclassical styles.
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Obelisk clock with a Franklin movement
1780 · Oak, thuya burl wood, gilded bronze, silver, and steel
Mahogany writing table
1780 · gild on wood (plant material), copper (metal), leather, mahogany (wood), oak (wood), cherry (wood), spruce (wood), bronze (metal)
Armchair en cabriolet
1780 · Mahogany, gilt bronze, brass; modern suede upholstery
Tilt-top table
1780 · Mahogany; gilt bronze and brass
Writing table
1780 · gild on maple (wood), bronze (metal), oak (wood), wood (plant material), satinwood (wood), gilding (material)
Writing table
1775 · rosewood (wood), wood (plant material), bronze (metal), rosewood (wood), oak (wood)
Record
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- David Roentgen
- Year
- 1770
- Dimensions
- 257.9 × 152.1 × 62 cm (101 1/2 × 59 7/8 × 24 3/8 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1770-007715
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified