The Roentgens’ Berlin Secretary Cabinet
Posted by proxy from Dana’s “stuff to blog” queue while she is on medical hiatus. She reads and appreciates all comments…and apologizes for not being able to respond at the moment.
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Discover the hidden features and intricate interior of this cabinet.
One of the finest achievements of European furniture making, this cabinet is the most important product from Abraham (1711–1793) and David Roentgen’s (1743–1807) workshop. A writing cabinet crowned with a chiming clock, it features finely designed marquetry panels and elaborate mechanisms that allow for doors and drawers to be opened automatically at the touch of a button. Owned by King Frederick William II, the Berlin cabinet is uniquely remarkable for its ornate decoration, mechanical complexity, and sheer size.
This cabinet is from Kunstgewerbemuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, and is on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in the exhibition Extravagant Inventions: The Princely Furniture of the Roentgens:http://www.metmuseum.org/en/exhibitions/listings/2012/roentgen
Footage courtesy of VideoART GmbH and Kunstgewerbemuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin.
SheWalksSoftly 
January 17, 2013 at 8:05 pm
oh damn… which compartment did I put my glasses?
January 18, 2013 at 8:59 am
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January 21, 2013 at 10:37 pm
That is truly amazing! The down side is that once I’d organized every thing to put inside, I’d forget which compartment it was in and how to access it. Although, I presently have the same problem with my PC, and it’s not nearly as elegant as that cabinet.
September 17, 2013 at 2:37 am
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