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image of Writing Table with Mechanical Fittings (table mécanique or schreibtisch)
In part by David Roentgen and/or his workshop; in part by an unknown craftsmen, probably French or German 19th Century
David Roentgen (cabinetmaker)
German, 1743 - 1807
In part by David Roentgen and/or his workshop; in part by an unknown craftsmen, probably French or German 19th Century
French 19th Century (cabinetmaker)
German 19th Century (cabinetmaker)
David Roentgen (related artist)
German, 1743 - 1807
Writing Table with Mechanical Fittings (table mécanique or schreibtisch), partly c. 1779, partly 19th century
oak carcase; pictorial marquetry principally of sycamore, rosewood, applewood with some traces of coloring, and boxwood; table veneered principally with tulip-wood, amboyna, ebony, and boxwood; interior fittings of Cuban mahogany; gilded bronze andbrass mounts; mechanical fitments of steel …
overall: 76.7 x 143 x 75.5 cm (30 3/16 x 56 5/16 x 29 3/4 in.)
Widener Collection
1942.9.416
From the Tour: Neoclassical Decorative Arts of the Late 1700s
Object 6 of 6

Exhibition History

1973
François Boucher in North American Collections: One Hundred Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Art Institute of Chicago, 1973-1974, not in catalogue or brochure (shown only in Washington).

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