Roentgen manufactory under the direction of
David Roentgen (1743-1807)
Neuwied, c. 1785
H. 79.5 cm (31⅓ in.), W. 98 cm (38⅝ in.), D. 48.5 cm / 96 cm unfolded (19⅛ in. / 37¾ in.)
Oak, walnut and softwood carcase; veneer in mahogany, maple, holly (partially stained) and ivory; ormolu and gilt brass mounts;
black leather and green felt lining
For comparison:
Munich, Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, inv. no. 84/239 (cf. Koeppe 2012, pp. 108f., cat. no. 24); New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inv. nos. 2007.42.1a–e, 2007.42.2a-o, a–n (cf. Koeppe 2012, pp. 163ff., cat. no. 45); St. Petersburg, State Museum of Pavlovsk, Pavlovsk Palace (cf. Greber 1980, vol. 2, p. 320, figs. 639– 42); Vienna, MAK – Österreichisches Museum für angewandte Kunst/Gegenwartskunst, inv. no. H270b (cf. Koeppe 2012, pp. 116–19, cat. no. 27, and Fabian 1986, p. 66, figs. 96–99); Wörlitz, Schlossmuseum, inv. nos. III-163 and III-164 (cf. Fabian 1986, pp. 50f., figs. 65–70)
Paris, formerly Didier Aaron
Literature
Fabian 1986
Dietrich Fabian, Roentgenmöbel aus Neuwied. Leben und Werk von Abraham und David Roentgen, Bad Neustadt 1986.
Greber 1980
Josef Maria Greber, Abraham und David Roentgen. Möbel für Europa, 2 Bde, Starnberg 1980.
Koeppe 2012
Wolfram Koeppe, Extravagant Inventions. The Princely Furniture of the Roentgens, New Haven/London 2012.
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David Roentgen (Herrenhag i.d. Wetterau 11.8.1743 - Wiesbaden 12.2.1807) Table de toilette or “coiffeuse”
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André Louis Gilbert (Paris 1746-1809 Paris; Meister 1774) und Antoine Gosselin (Sarton 1731-1794 Pa Commode, so-called commode à la grecque
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Jacques Van Oostenryk, called Dautriche ( - 1778) A commode (commode à la grecque)
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Bernard II. van Risenburgh, called B.V.R.B. (Paris 1696 - Paris 1766) A pair of library cabinets (bibliothèques)
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Bureau mazarin
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A pair of Bergères