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Slant front desk of Rococo
Lost Art-ID
571661

Artist
Roentgen, David
Birth
1743.08.11, Herrenhag (Wetterau)
Death
1807.02.12, Wiesbaden
Place of activity
Neuwied; Paris
Title
Slant front desk of Rococo
Place of manufacture
Neuwied
Dating
1765/1770 (um)
Object type
Group of reported objects
Height
93.00 cm
Width
98.00 cm
Depth
54.00 cm
Description
With plenty of inlays, chamfered alround, with chamfered legs out outlined apron. Inlay of the surfaces depicting rocailles, flowers, fruits, birds and butterflies with coloured woods on bright ground. The backside veneered plainly. Drawers, open-worked knee fittings and escutcheons of gold-plated bronze with rocailles. Below the table top and between the three drawers grooves of brass. The two drawers at sides are separeted in smaller parts. Neuwied, 1765–1770. Arbeit des David Roentgen (vergleiche H. Huth, David Roentgen, Berlin 1928, Tafel 9). H. 93 cm, Br. 98 cm, T. 54 cm. Literature: Auktionskatalog Hans W. Lange, Wertvolles Kunstgewerbe, Berlin, 19.-21. Mai 1941, S. 26. Nr. 85, Titeltafel u. Taf. 17 (DOI: external link)
Provenance
Collection Dr. Wilhelm Dosquet, Berlin, auction Hans. W. Lange, Berlin, May 1942
Published since
Contact
Dr. Sibylle Ehringhaus
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