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Desk
Abraham Roentgen, c. 1758 - c. 1760, BK-16676
This desk has numerous secret compartments and drawers and even includes a fold-out prie-dieu. It was made for Johann Philipp von Walderdorff, archbishop and elector of Trier, and is decorated at the top with his portrait and heraldic arms. The desk is the most expensive showpiece ever made by…
On display in room 1.9
Twee toiletkoffers
André-Charles Boulle (attributed to), c. 1685 - c. 1690, BK-2009-255-1
These magnificent showpieces were made by Europe’s most celebrated cabinetmaker: André-Charles Boulle. He probably made them for Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé who gave them to his daughter Marie-Thérèse when she married. The boxes have lids so they can be used for storage, although that is…
On display in room 2.23
Silver cabinet
Jan Adolf Hillebrand, 1844, BK-R-4927
As a young cabinetmaker, Hillebrand presented this neo-Gothic showpiece at an industrial exhibition in Leeuwarden in 1844. His ambition was rewarded. King Willem II bought the silver cabinet, having acquired a taste for Gothic art as a student in England. Different Gothic elements are ingeniously…
On display in room 1.15
Casket
anonymous, c. 1560 - c. 1600, BK-17523
On display in room 2.3
Secretary
anonymous, c. 1780 - c. 1790, BK-1970-28
On display in room 1.11
Table
Jan van Mekeren (attributed to), c. 1695 - c. 1710, furniture, BK-1962-50
On display in room 2.22
Mirrored cabinet
Dirk Froger (attributed to), c. 1764, furniture, BK-16431
On display in room 1.2
Drop-front secretary (secrétaire à…
Adam Weisweiler (attributed to), c. 1790 - c. 1795, furniture, BK-16653
On display in room 1.9
Two mirror frames
anonymous, c. 1700, furniture, BK-BR-484-B
On display in room 2.22
Clock case
Matthijs Horrix, c. 1780, BK-1997-40
On display in room 1.10