Ref: 2864
Rare Roentgen Casket
Abraham Roentgen
Ref: 2864
Rare Roentgen Casket
Abraham Roentgen
18th Century
15.5 x 22 x 13.8 cm (6 ¹/₈ x 8 ⁵/₈ x 5 ³/₈ inches)
15.5 x 22 x 13.8 cm (6 ¹/₈ x 8 ⁵/₈ x 5 ³/₈ inches)
Description: Abraham Roentgen (1711 - 1793)
The sarcophagus top features a brass swivel handle, the front panel features an openwork brass cartouche-shaped shield, the silk-lined interior contains three brass canisters, the central one with a domed lid and a double interior, the circular lids feature star decoration in bas-relief, and the base features a spring-operated secret drawer on the right side, opened by a knob that is concealed when the lid is closed. It rests on console feet, with a key and a brightly carved Sheffield plate caddy spoon.
The sarcophagus top features a brass swivel handle, the front panel features an openwork brass cartouche-shaped shield, the silk-lined interior contains three brass canisters, the central one with a domed lid and a double interior, the circular lids feature star decoration in bas-relief, and the base features a spring-operated secret drawer on the right side, opened by a knob that is concealed when the lid is closed. It rests on console feet, with a key and a brightly carved Sheffield plate caddy spoon.
Abraham Roentgen
Abraham Roentgen (1711–1793) was a German ébéniste whose Neuwied workshop became one of the most admired furniture enterprises of eighteenth-century Europe. Born in Mülheim am Rhein, he trained with his father, then worked in the Netherlands and London before joining the Moravian community near Neuwied, where he established his manufactory. Roentgen’s furniture combined disciplined construction with luxurious surfaces: fine veneers, marquetry, exotic woods, ormolu mounts and ingenious mechanical fittings. His desks, cabinets, tables and writing furniture often concealed drawers, compartments and moving parts, turning craftsmanship into a form of controlled theatre. Working first in Rococo and later increasingly neoclassical taste, he supplied aristocratic and princely clients while training his son David Roentgen, who expanded the firm’s international fame. Abraham’s achievement lies in uniting German precision, cosmopolitan design and technical invention, making furniture both useful object and virtuoso performance.
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