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David Roentgen

Herrnhaag 1743 – 1807 Wiesbaden

Architect's desk with adjustable raising desk top. 1775/ 79

Mahogany, veneered; construction woods: cherry wood, oak, spruce, walnut; drawer in oak, plum, veneered; bronze and copper fittings, gilt; lock and mechanism of iron and brass; brown leather (presumably 19th century) with embossing.. 88 x 86,5 x 60,5 cm (34 ⅝ x 34 x 23 ⅞ in.).
This picture shows the following artwork: David Roentgen. Architect's desk with adjustable raising desk top. 1775/ 79.

Estimate:

EUR 50,000

 

- 70,000

USD 64,800

 

- 90,700

Sold for:

85,400 EUR (incl. premium)

Auctions 207-213

ORANGERIE. Selected Objects, Thursday, 30.05.2013

Information

Mahogany, veneered; construction woods: cherry wood, oak, spruce, walnut; drawer in oak, plum, veneered; bronze and copper fittings, gilt; lock and mechanism of iron and brass; brown leather (presumably 19th century) with embossing.. 88 x 86,5 x 60,5 cm (34 ⅝ x 34 x 23 ⅞ in.). Catalogue raisonné: Accompanied by a certificate by Dr. Achim Stiegel, Berlin, dated September 2010. Unscrewable bronze feet.

Related literature: Reinier Baarsen and Leo De Ren: Ebénisterie at the Court of Charles of Lorraine; in: Burlington Magazine, no.147 (February 2005), p.91-99 / Claire Lemoine-Isabeau: L'homme de Neuwitte - Der Mann aus Neuwied oder David Roentgen in Brussels, in: Alte und moderne Kunst, vol.17 (1972), p.20-26.

Perhaps related to the commission for Duke Charles Alexander of Lorraine (1712-1780) and his Brussels court / Private collection, Northern Germany

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