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Drop-front desk (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet), Martin Carlin French, Oak veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, holly, and sycamore; six Sèvres soft-paste porcelain plaques and two painted tin plaques; gilt-bronze mounts; marble shelves; moiré silk, French, Paris and Sèvres
Drop-front desk (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet)
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1776
Rosewater ewer, Johann Erhard Heiglen German, Silver gilt, German, Augsburg
Rosewater ewer
Johann Erhard Heiglen
ca. 1730
Striding Pan, Andrea Briosco, called Riccio Italian, Bronze, Italian, Padua
Striding Pan
Andrea Briosco, called Riccio
1530–1539
Mechanical table, Jean-François Oeben French, born Germany, Oak veneered with mahogany, kingwood, and tulipwood, with marquetry of mahogany, rosewood, holly, and various other woods; gilt-bronze mounts; imitation Japanese lacquer; replaced silk, French
Mechanical table
Jean-François Oeben
Roger Vandercruse, called Lacroix
ca. 1761–63
Commode à vantaux, David Roentgen German, Oak, pine, walnut, mahogany, and cherry veneered with hornbeam (partially stained), tulipwood, walnut, holly and maple (both partially stained), boxwood, mahogany, and other woods; red brocatelle marble; gilt bronze; iron, steel, and brass, German, Neuwied am Rhein
Commode à vantaux
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1775–79 with later alterations
Commode, André Charles Boulle French, Walnut veneered with ebony, marquetry of engraved brass and tortoiseshell, gilt-bronze mounts, verd antique marble, French
Commode
André Charles Boulle
ca. 1710–20
Hercules and Achelous, Master of the Martyrdom of St. Sebastian Austrian, Ivory, probably Austrian
Hercules and Achelous
Master of the Martyrdom of St. Sebastian
probably mid-17th century
Sprite, Donatello Italian, High-copper alloy, fire-gilt, brown natural patina where exposed, Italian, Florence
Sprite
Donatello
1432
Small desk with folding top (bureau brisé), Alexandre-Jean Oppenordt Dutch, Oak, pine, walnut veneered with ebony, rosewood, and marquetry of tortoiseshell and engraved brass; gilt bronze and steel, French, Paris
Small desk with folding top (bureau brisé)
Alexandre-Jean Oppenordt
Jean Berain
ca. 1685
Spoon holder, Christopher Dresser British, Scottish, Silver-plated brass, ebony, British, Birmingham or London
Spoon holder
Christopher Dresser
Hukin & Heath
ca. 1878–81
Cabinet, Jean Brandely French, Oak veneered with cedar, walnut, ebony and ivory; silvered-bronze mounts, French, Paris
Cabinet
Multiple artists/makers
1867
Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany, Giovanni Battista Foggini Italian, Marble, gray marble, Italian, Florence
Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany
Giovanni Battista Foggini
ca. 1680–82
Cabinet on stand, Jan van Mekeren Dutch, Oak veneered with rosewood, olivewood, ebony, holly, tulipwood, barberry and other partly green-stained marquetry woods, Dutch, Amsterdam
Cabinet on stand
Jan van Mekeren
ca. 1700–1710
Chalice à soleil, Gilded silver, French, Paris
Chalice à soleil
French, Paris
1532–33
Model for a Proposed Monument to Commemorate the Invention of the Balloon, Clodion (Claude Michel) French, Terracotta, French, Paris
Model for a Proposed Monument to Commemorate the Invention of the Balloon
Clodion (Claude Michel)
ca. 1784
Perseus with the Head of Medusa, Antonio Canova Italian, Marble, Italian, Rome
Perseus with the Head of Medusa
Antonio Canova
Count Jan and Countess Valeria Tarnowski
1804–6
Platter, Bernard Palissy French, Lead-glazed earthenware, French, Paris
Platter
Bernard Palissy
last quarter 16th century
The Holy Family with Saints Anne and Joachim, Diego de Pesquera Spanish, Wood, painted and gilt, Spanish, Granada
The Holy Family with Saints Anne and Joachim
Diego de Pesquera
1567–68
Teakettle, lamp, and table, Simon Pantin I British, Silver, wood, British, London
Teakettle, lamp, and table
Simon Pantin I
1724–25
Potpourri vase (pot-pourri gondole), Sèvres Manufactory French, Soft-paste porcelain decorated in polychrome enamels, gold, French, Sèvres
Potpourri vase (pot-pourri gondole)
Multiple artists/makers
1757
Writing table (bureau plat), Gilles Joubert French, Lacquered oak, gilt-bronze mounts, lined with modern leather, French, Paris
Writing table (bureau plat)
Gilles Joubert
1759
Winter, Jean Antoine Houdon French, Bronze, French, Paris
Winter
Jean Antoine Houdon
1787
Harlequina, Franz Anton Bustelli Swiss, Hard-paste porcelain, German, Nymphenburg
Harlequina
Franz Anton Bustelli
Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory
ca. 1763
Toilet set in original leather case, Fourteen identified German (Augsburg) goldsmiths and other German artisans; Japanese (Imari) porcelain maker, Gilt silver, hard-paste porcelain, cut glass, walnut, carved and partially gilt coniferous wood, blind-tooled and partially gilt leather, partially gilt steel and iron, textiles, moiré paper, hog's bristle, German, Augsburg
Toilet set in original leather case
Fourteen identified German (Augsburg) goldsmiths and other German artisans; Japanese (Imari) porcelain maker
ca. 1743–45
Rothschild lamp, Andrea Briosco, called Riccio Italian, Bronze, on a later wood base, Italian, Padua
Rothschild lamp
Andrea Briosco, called Riccio
ca. 1510–20
Display dish with Charles II (1630–1685) in a tree, Thomas Toft, Slip-decorated earthenware, British, Staffordshire
Display dish with Charles II (1630–1685) in a tree
Thomas Toft
ca. 1680
The Backgammon Players, Philip Webb British, Painted pine, oil paint on leather, brass, copper, British
The Backgammon Players
Multiple artists/makers
1861
Coin cabinet, Charles Percier French, Mahogany (probably Swietenia mahagoni), applied and inlaid silver, French, Paris
Coin cabinet
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1809–19
Bedroom from the Sagredo Palace, Abbondio Stazio Swiss, Wood, stucco, marble, glass, Italian, Venice
Bedroom from the Sagredo Palace
Abbondio Stazio
Carpoforo Mazzetti Tencalla
ca. 1720 or later
Monumental vase, Georges Hoentschel French, Glazed stoneware, French, Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye
Monumental vase
Georges Hoentschel
Emile Grittel
1899–1900
A Hypocrite and a Slanderer, Franz Xaver Messerschmidt German, Tin alloy, Austrian, probably Pressburg (Bratislava)
A Hypocrite and a Slanderer
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
ca. 1770–83
Hunters in a Landscape, Anonymous, 16th century, Wool, silk (14 warps per inch; 5-6 per cm), British, probably London
Hunters in a Landscape
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1575–95
Tapestry Room from Croome Court, Robert Adam British, Scottish, Plaster, pine, mahogany, bronze-gilt, marble, lapis lazuli, steel; wool and silk (22-24 warps per inch, 9-10 per centimeter), British, Worcestershire with French, Paris (Gobelins) tapestry
Tapestry Room from Croome Court
Multiple artists/makers
1763–71
Patio from the Castle of Vélez Blanco, Marble of Macael (Sierra de Filabres), Spanish, Almería
Patio from the Castle of Vélez Blanco
Spanish, Almería
1506–15
Plate, Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, St. Petersburg Russian, Hard-paste porcelain, Russian, St. Petersburg
Plate
Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, St. Petersburg
1755–60
Center table, Imperial Armory, Tula (south of Moscow), Russia, Steel, silver, gilt copper, gilt brass, basswood; replaced mirror glass, Russian, Tula
Center table
Imperial Armory, Tula (south of Moscow), Russia
ca. 1780–85
Marsyas, Balthasar Permoser German, Marble on a black marble socle inlaid with light marble panels, German, executed Rome or Florence
Marsyas
Balthasar Permoser
ca. 1680–85
Studiolo from the Ducal Palace in Gubbio, Francesco di Giorgio Martini Italian, Walnut, beech, rosewood, oak and fruitwoods in walnut base, Italian, Gubbio
Studiolo from the Ducal Palace in Gubbio
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1478–82
Rolltop desk, David Roentgen German, Oak, cherry, pine, mahogany, veneered with maple, burl woods, holly, hornbeam (all partially stained), tulipwood, mahogany, and other woods; mother-of-pearl; partially gilded and tooled leather; gilt bronze, iron, steel, brass, partially gold-lacquered brass, German, Neuwied am Rhein
Rolltop desk
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1776–79
Lion (one of a pair), Johann Gottlieb Kirchner German, Hard-paste porcelain, German, Meissen
Lion (one of a pair)
Johann Gottlieb Kirchner
Meissen Manufactory
ca. 1732
Monteith with the Gibbs and Nelthorpe coats of arms, Engraved glass, British
Monteith with the Gibbs and Nelthorpe coats of arms
British
1700
Henri d'Albret (1503–55), King of Navarre, Léonard Limosin French, Enamel, painted on copper and partly gilded, French, Limoges
Henri d'Albret (1503–55), King of Navarre
Léonard Limosin
1556