Demonstration of the Roentgens' Dressing Table (Poudreuse) 

"Friedrich, I just need a bit more lipstick. Give me 25 minutes, and I'll find it in my new dresser you gave me."

A work of art in all its majesty - nothing today compares and this was 300 yrs ago - 1769.

When craftsman took true pride in their work.

Lady to the maid: could you get my necklace from the dressing table? Table: I'm going to end this woman's whole career.

the craftsmen who designed this were just showing off 😃😉 I’d need a ladies maid just to help me remember what was where 😂🤣

Elaborate chest/table configuration. Gorgeous marquetry, etc. A museum piece in any era. A furniture piece so costly, few could afford it.

I just love that this exists. The non square drawers and non linear hinges give me tons of design ideas for so many things. All Roentgen works are pure mechanical inspiration to me

I always wanted something with secret compartments.

Funny that in a time when (wealthy) people had really spacious houses, they developed furniture that would be better used nowadays, when the majority lives in small apartments.

its like the Swiss army knife of tables

The craftsmanship back then was far superior to todays.

A work of art and craftsmanship. No way would this be reproduced today ...sadly.

100% would forget where I put my stuff in this

This would have benefited with a narration. Fascinating, but one had to draw one's own conclusion about what each area would have been used for aside from the obvious.

It turns into 14,000 cubic feet of storage.

I'm in total awe of his respect for this beautiful antique! A true expert in the art of careful mindful exhibiting!

Thats wonderful. Pure genius. Furniture like this was made with such quality. Its beautiful!

Breathtakingly beautiful. Toiletries, skincare, make-up and some jewellery all in one place. Sigh.

Precision is nothing without white gloves … The White Glove treatment is just what this secretive masterpiece deserved -

I can’t get over the hardware on this piece. Workmanship extraordinaire.

My soul can not contain how much I need to open all the things!

Wow, what a gorgeous piece of art!

Absolutely magnificent!

I can't believe the ignorance of some people in the comments. This is not an Ikea furniture, is ART. Also the secrets compartments were greatly appreciated because people like today wanted privacy and to hide things.

Exquisite inlay design and ormolu. Beautiful choice of woods, too. Magnificent

So beautiful.

I j7st love how carefully he opens yhe drawers..these pieces of furniture are masterpieces!

Was there supposed to be sound with this?

I love the Decorative Arts area in the Met - please do more of these!!

Table from the past : compartments for everything Table from ikea: a block

Breathtaking!

My late grandfather was a antique furniture repair and refinisher before it became unfashionable in the sixties and seventies and i remember all the old wood furniture and when you opened that drawer I remember the smell of old wood and finishes just like I was there.

Wait come back...Is that a mirror?! I wanna see more 🥺😭

The furniture is really elaborate and neat.

That is one amazing piece of furniture.

I bet this was very functional back when men and women wore all kinds of crazy makeup and wigs and ornate clothing

Lovely. Shame you don’t get to see ALL of the secrets in the pieces.

dude had a nice table

IT IS BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU

Beautiful !

Please do it again but with sound so we can hear the fantastic mechanisms and sliding wood sounds

Beautiful.

Waouh !!!! Fabuleux 🤩

Wow... so very impressive

This is why you want to be rich. So you can commission stuff like that.

love this

Just so very beautiful and intricate.. Try and find something of similar quality today

It's the Fabergé egg of dressing tables.

I love history and wonder about why they would need so many tiny drawers and what was kept in them. Obviously sitting here in my t-shirt, shorts and flipflops we don't dress the way they did then, but I'd like to understand more about the daily life of those in the past.

Wonderful

Was the piece with green fabric both to play games and a music stand? Fascinating, love this content!

The magnificent of french art

For a little thing, it sure has a lot of storage and compartments.

vraiment mille mercis -au grand chateau -

Beautiful I love it gr Jeffrey 🍀🌞☕😘🌴

This would look nice in my bedroom .

Realy nice

What types of wood was used for this. And what types of finish

glorious

UNA MATAVILLA. HECHA POR MANOS EXTRSORDINARIAS

I hope to build pieces just like this.

fine, fine, very good then. Now, how much you want for it?

Is the height electronically adjustable?

Genius 👍

How interesting.

+The Met : i don't understand why this video is (so obviously) cut short. it IS referred to, in your own title, as a "dressing table" and yet, virtually nothing in that respect is shown -- apart from the incidental view of the mirror, which is neither spotlighted (like the writing surface), nor is it even touched, let alone raised as it should be, to make a dressing table a dressing table. we were shown how this table transforms into a desk, NOT how it transforms into a DRESSING TABLE. the other Met videos i've seen are complete & wonderful & show the objects to their fullest glory. but this one falls amazingly short of that. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE REST OF THE DEMONSTRATION?!! where is the REST of this video?!

Ok but how much weight could that support?

The only difference between this and an IKEA dressing table is that this one has 3 GOLD screws left over.

ohu fantastic tables unique for home decor

May it have been used for traveling, to conceal all of Madam's needs?

Is it portable?

how much for this?

Now if only David Lundell could get his hands on this.

Sound?

It’s an 1800’s bank safe. If you were that wealthy you would need not only locks and keys to keep your valuables, but secret, hidden compartments. 100% this is why it was made.

Where can I get plans...lol

They always find something like this on Storage Wars, hidden behind stained mattresses and bags of trash.

Это у тебя работа такая - открывать и закрывать шкапчик?

💜

@IKEA are you watching?

Wow

Could I buy furniture like this, and how?

They sure knew how to utilize space back then.

Hey, he wasn’t finished 😕

The table is a marvel - though we have to assume the rich in those days had PLENTY of time on their hands. But even better than the table are the hilarious comments. People can be so witty.

We are getting dumber as a whole. The true geniuses were from the past. Amazing!

Not worried about the price....I'll take three of them.

You would think the met would have a better video camera and optical stabilization

😲👏😍

What, no music?

We can make it, the problem is among those who would like it, who's got the money...

33 people prefer Ikea

If these pieces still had their energon, they'd be able to transform by themselves.

My desk has a pull out keyboard tray

Clearly “the object” gifted to Stephen Maturin from Diana Villiers.

But what if you’re in a rush

Very decent table. Not great, not terrible 3.6/10

Ain't nobody got time fo'dat!

I am a cabinet maker of 40 years and i doubt i could make that.

Why is this video mute!?