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Abraham and David Roentgen

Mülheim am Rhein 1711 – 1793 Herrnhut / 1743 Herrenhaag – 1807 Wiesbaden

Cylinder Bureau. Circa 1770/75

Mahogany on oak and pinewood; cherry wood; bronze; leather. 111,5 × 115 × 64,5 cm (43 ⅞ × 45 ¼ × 25 ⅜ in.).
This picture shows the following artwork: Abraham and David Roentgen. Cylinder Bureau. Circa 1770/75.

Estimate:

EUR 50,000

 

- 70,000

USD 56,900

 

- 79,600

Sold for:

75,000 EUR (incl. premium)

Spring Auctions 2016

ORANGERIE Selected Objects, Thursday, 02.06.2016

Information

Mahogany on oak and pinewood; cherry wood; bronze; leather. 111,5 × 115 × 64,5 cm (43 ⅞ × 45 ¼ × 25 ⅜ in.). Inscribed on the reverse in black paint: No 7 / H. G. Detachable legs (screw mechanism).

Comparable object: roll-top desk with chinoiseries, Kunstgewerbemuseum –Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, inv. no. 37349. Rlated literature: Dietrich Fabian: Röntgenmöbel aus Neuwied. Bad Neustadt 1986, p. 109ff., cat. no. 218–221 / Achim Stiegel: Präzision und Hingabe. Möbelkunst von Abraham und David Roentgen, Berlin 2007, p. 144ff, p. 168.

Art dealership Frank C. Möller Fine Arts, Hamburg / private collection, Western Germany

2004 TEFAF-Maastricht – Frank C. Möller Fine Arts