A rectangular golden-brown wood table has three shallow drawers in a row under the top surface, which is inlaid to create a scene, though details are difficult to make out in this photograph. The center drawer is the widest, and all three are inlaid with a horizontal grid of diamonds and outlined with a border of darker wood. Gold-colored metal mounts cap the feet, and gold ornament edges the tabletop and parts of the drawers, including the keyholes and handles. Metal ornaments above the front legs have mirrored palms framed by vines that curve into shapes of harps. The fluted legs taper…
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Writing Table with Mechanical Fittings (table mécanique or schreibtisch)

cabinetmaker David Roentgen (German, 1743 - 1807)

or cabinetmaker Anonymous Artist

and Probably cabinetmaker French 19th Century

or Probably cabinetmaker German 19th Century

partly c. 1779, partly 19th century

Medium
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…
Classification
Decorative Art
Dimensions
overall: 76.7 x 143 x 75.5 cm (30 3/16 x 56 5/16 x 29 3/4 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CSD
Credit line
Widener Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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