Writing Table with Mechanical Fittings (table mécanique or schreibtisch)

David Roentgen, Writing Table with Mechanical Fittings (table mécanique or schreibtisch), partly c. 1779, partly 19th century, oak carcass; pictorial marquetry principally of sycamore, rosewood, applewood with some traces of coloring, and boxwood; table veneered principally with tulipwood, amboyna, ebony, and boxwood; interior fittings of Cuban mahogany; gilded bronze and brass mounts; steel mechanical fitments, National Gallery of Art, Washington.

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