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The new “Mali” side table range are beautifully decorated with West African Ankcara and Bogolan related prints.

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Lose Yourself in the Most Secretive and Intricate Piece of Furniture Ever Designed | Nerdist If a new National Treasure movie decides to go international, then the furniture of Abraham and David Roentgen will almost certainly play a part in the plot. Even Nicolas Cage's Ben Gates would have a tough time finding all of the secret switches and hidden compartments in this 18th century work, dubbed the "Berlin Secretary Cabinet." The third and most elaborate of the Roentgen workshop's three large secretary cabinets, this piece was purchased by King Frederick William II as a royal "entertainment system" and was "the most expensive piece of furniture ever made." And yet this piece is just one of the signature items crafted by the father-and-son team of Abraham and David Roentgen--and their workshop of skilled artisans--from about 1742 to the early 1800s. Designed by combining intricate and intriguing mechanical devices with traditional French and English furniture styles, Roentgen pieces--known as "Neuwied Furniture" due to the workshop's location in Neuwied am Rhein, Germany--were