Germany or perhaps Vienna 1795 - 1810; circle of David Roetgen. Very rare and admirable mechanical - transformable game table.

Germany or perhaps Vienna 1795 - 1810; circle of influence of David Roetgen. Very rare and admirable mechanical - transformable game table. Also as a desk or console. Work of high cabinet making, of absolute integrity masterfully veneered in mahogany feather, satin wood interiors with sliding top that still retains the original leather. With shellac finish applied with a pad using museum standard technique. A brilliant mobile mechanism allows the extraction of the front "revealing" the secret compartment with drawers and sliding top. The top opens like a book and is veneered in mahogany also in the lower part. Decorative details and brass inserts, as also used in David Roetgen's furniture. French polished with shellac with museum standard finish on first patina and absolute integrity. Measures cm. 94 wide, 46.5 deep when closed (93 the top open like a book), 81 high. Refined, elegant and sober antique furniture with a warm patina, perfect for combining with high-end modern furniture in an ensemble of great elegance and prestige. In accordance with the provisions of the New Code of Cultural Heritage, the selling company provides, simultaneously with the sale, a detailed written photographic guarantee of the originality and provenance of the works sold. The data with which the works are described and then contained in the written guarantees are express determinations resulting from accurate and documented technical/historical/artistic investigations, even of expert assessment.