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Writing desk
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Writing desk

David Roentgen · c. 1775 - c. 1780 · marqueterie; gild; bronze (metal); wood (plant material); rosewood (wood); rosewood (wood); oak (wood)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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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.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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tablefurniturewriting tableparasol, sunshadefisherman
Credit lineSchrijftafel. c. 1775 - c. 1780. David Roentgen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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