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Lot 414 D‡α

A box with silver-plated mounts by Abraham Roentgen

Auction 1159 - overview Cologne
13.11.2020, 17:00 - Fit For A King - Abraham and David Roentgen
Estimate: 40.000 € - 45.000 €
Result: 40.000 € (incl. premium)
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A box with silver-plated mounts by Abraham Roentgen

Mahogany, cherry, satinwood and ebony veneers on solid cherry and oak with silver-plated bronze, brass and steel mounts. Of rectangular shape with hinged top and handle, protruding base and four curved supports. A finely engraved cartouche-shaped lock plate opens by pushing a button which activates a spring mechanism to reveal the keyhole. The box contains a loose paperweight, a mahogany veneered oak panel with a silver-plated knob handle. The right side of the base contains a shallow secret compartment which can be opened by pushing a hexagonal button placed in the inner right side. The exterior decorated with five panels of rhombus mosaic inlays framed by silver-plated metal stringing. H 19.5, W 25.1, D 16.2 cm.
Neuwied, around 1755 – 60.

Certificate

Dr. Dietrich Fabian, 19th January 1998.

Provenance

Private collection, Central Rhine Region.

Literature

A similar box with the same dimensions published in: Fabian, Abraham und David Roentgen. Das noch aufgefundene Gesamtwerk ihrer Möbel- und Uhrenkunst in Verbindung mit der Uhrmacherfamilie Kinzing in Neuwied. Leben und Werk, Verzeichnis der Werke, Quellen, Bad Neustadt 1996, no. 565.