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The Berlin Secretary Cabinet made in 1779 by David Roentgen for King Frederick William II of Prussia. It's a large writing desk, topped with a chiming clock and festooned with marquetry panels, secret doors, drawers, counterweight systems and mechanisms that give it life-like complexity
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A writing desk made by Abraham Roentgen, c. 1758-1760 CE. This desk has numerous hidden compartments and drawers and even includes a folding kneeling bench. It was made for Johann Philipp von Walderdorff, Archbishop and Elector of Trier. Now housed at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam
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