MUSEUM-QUALITY KINGWOOD ROCOCO TEA CASKET.
Neuwied. Ca. 1755. Abraham Roentgen Werkstatt - attributed to.

Polished kingwood; gilt brass; inside cloth lining. Rectilinear body with contrasted base area on serpentine corner feet. Curved fold-out lid with movable carrying handle mounted on round fittings. Inside of lid lined with salmon-coloured woven silk cloth. Pierced; shield-shaped lock fitting. Hidden drawer on the side in the frame; to open by spring mechanism. Inside removable brass (tea)boxes; two with round lids with debossed stars; the middle box larger with two compartments and hinged lid. 16.5x22x14.5cm. Condition A/B.

Provenance:
Private collection Berlin.

Literature:
- Huth; Hans: Abraham und David Roentgen und ihre Neuwieder M鯾elwerkstatt; Munich 1974.
Type compare fig. 192.
- Josef Maria Greber: Abraham und David Roentgen; M鯾el f黵 Europa; Starnberg 1980. Type
compare p. 61; fig. 106.
- Dietrich Fabian: Abraham und David Roentgen; Bad Neustadt/Saal 1996. Type compare. p. 247; fig. 562; 564 und 565.


A register of the production inventory at the end of the 18th century shows the large part caskets had among the offer of miniature works of the manufactory. A large portion of these models are now represented in public collections. The Metropolitan Museum New York owns a very similar casket with kingwood-veneer and engraved lock cartouche.Art trade; Van Ham.