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Lot 822 Dα

A rosewood box by the workshop of Abraham Roentgen

Auction 1184 - overview Cologne
19.11.2021, 11:00 - Decorative Arts
Estimate: 8.000 € - 9.000 €

A rosewood box by the workshop of Abraham Roentgen

Rosewood, dark stained yew, walnut, ebony and mahogany veneers on oak, brass and brass-plated iron mountings. Oblong box with a concave gable top with a handle. The lid and the four outer faces with dark veneer framed by contrasting brass and ebony strips. The protruding base resting on four curved bracket feet. With a removable mahogany inset with three compartments and a shallow secret door in the ride side of the base that can be opened via a hexagonal button in the inner right wall. The lid slightly warped on either side. With handle folded down H 13.5, W 27, D 15 cm.
Neuwied, 1755 - 60.

Literature

Cf. 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.