Rolltop Desk by David Roentgen: Demonstration

[It's worth it just to watch how the rolltop is raised. This is exquisite.]

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The inventive talents of David Roentgen are evident in this exceptionally refined desk. The monogram DR inlaid beneath the kehole on the lower drawer indicates the cabinetmaker's satisfaction with one of his most mechanically ingenuous creations: a single key inserted at different depths unlocks the center drawer, releases the rolltop, or releases the hidden side drawers; if a button is pressed on the underside of these drawers, each swings aside to reveal three other drawers. Above the rolltop, the rectangular structure consists of a single wide drawer. His artistic creativity is evident in the chinoiserie marquetry scenes, created by using minute pieces of naturally colored exotic woods that have a painterly effect. To learn more about this desk, please visit: http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/...This desk is part of the The Metropolitan Museum of Art's exhibition Extravagant Inventions: The Princely Furniture of the Roentgens: http://...
chingalerasays...

HAH!....This is one of those, 'I'm-the-douchebag-who-own's-your-daddy's -soul-who-doesn't-want-you-finding-out-just-how-much-MORE-the-insane-psycopath-I-am', roll-top desks.


...and the guy with the gloves?? Sucks that other guy'ses dick.

Paybacksaid:

Probably couldn't get a grip on the tiny pull rings with gloves on.

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