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Celestial globe with clockwork, Gerhard Emmoser  German, Case: partially gilded silver, gilded brass; movement: brass, steel, Austrian, Vienna
Gerhard Emmoser
1579
Goblet, Glass, enameled and gilded, Italian, Venice, Murano
Italian, Venice, Murano
ca. 1475–1500 (modern foot)
Drop-front secretary (Secrétaire en armoire), Jean Henri Riesener  French, Oak veneered with ebony and 17th-century Japanese lacquer; interiors veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, holly, and ebonized holly; gilt-bronze mounts; marble top; velvet (not original), French, Paris
Jean Henri Riesener
1783
Stove, David II Pfau, Faience (tin-glazed earthenware), Swiss, Winterthur
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1684–85
Honoré de Balzac, Auguste Rodin  French, Terracotta, French
Auguste Rodin
1891
The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer, Edgar Degas  French, Partially tinted bronze, cotton tarlatan, silk satin, and wood, French, Paris
Edgar Degas
A. A. Hébrard
1922 (cast), 2018 (tutu)
The Deluge, Valentin Bousch  French, Glass, painted and stained, French, Lorraine, Metz
Valentin Bousch
1531
Dining room from Lansdowne House, Robert Adam  British, Scottish, Wood, plaster, stone, British
Multiple artists/makers
1766–69
Coffeepot, François Thomas Germain  French, Silver with ebony handle, French, Paris
François Thomas Germain
1757
La Crainte des Traits de l'Amour, Jean-Louis Lemoyne, Marble, French, Paris
Jean-Louis Lemoyne
1739–40
Ugolino and His Sons, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux  French, Saint-Béat marble, French, Paris
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
1865–67
Virgin and Child, Andrea della Robbia  Italian, Glazed terracotta, Italian, Florence
Andrea della Robbia
ca. 1470–75
Bottle cooler from the Louis XV service (seau à bouteille), Vincennes Manufactory  French, Soft-paste porcelain decorated in polychrome enamels, gold, French, Vincennes
Vincennes Manufactory
Jean-Claude Duplessis
1754
Studiolo from the Ducal Palace in Gubbio, Francesco di Giorgio Martini  Italian, Walnut, beech, rosewood, oak and fruitwoods in walnut base, Italian, Gubbio
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1478–82
Potpourri vase (pot-pourri gondole), Sèvres Manufactory  French, Soft-paste porcelain decorated in polychrome enamels, gold, French, Sèvres
Multiple artists/makers
1757
The Holy Family with Saints Anne and Joachim, Diego de Pesquera  Spanish, Wood, painted and gilt, Spanish, Granada
Diego de Pesquera
1567–68
Seasons and Elements (Air) (set of four), Charles Le Brun  French, Canvas; silk, wool, and metal-thread embroidery in tent stitch (316 stitches per sq. inch, 49 stitches per sq. cm.), French, Paris
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1683
Boiserie from the Hôtel de Varengeville, Carved, painted, and gilded oak, French, Paris
French, Paris
ca. 1736–52, with later additions
Commode, André Charles Boulle  French, Walnut veneered with ebony, marquetry of engraved brass and tortoiseshell, gilt-bronze mounts, verd antique marble, French
André Charles Boulle
ca. 1710–20
Hercules and Achelous, Master of the Martyrdom of St. Sebastian  Austrian, Ivory, probably Austrian
Master of the Martyrdom of St. Sebastian
probably mid-17th century
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
Alexandre-Jean Oppenordt
Jean Berain
ca. 1685
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
Jan van Mekeren
ca. 1700–1710
Monteith with the Gibbs and Nelthorpe coats of arms, Engraved glass, British
British
1700
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
Multiple artists/makers
1763–71
Center table, Imperial Armory, Tula (south of Moscow), Russia, Steel, silver, gilt copper, gilt brass, basswood; replaced mirror glass, Russian, Tula
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
Balthasar Permoser
ca. 1680–85
Hunters in a Landscape, Anonymous, 16th century, Wool, silk (14 warps per inch; 5-6 per cm), British, probably London
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1575–95
Shrine, Matthias Walbaum  German, Ebony, silver, gilded silver, gouache on parchment, German, Augsburg
Matthias Walbaum
Anton Mozart
1598–1600
Ewer, Lead-glazed earthenware inlaid with slip, with molded ornament, French, Saint-Porchaire or Paris
French, Saint-Porchaire or Paris
ca. 1550
Ewer (Brocca), Medici Porcelain Manufactory  Italian, Soft-paste porcelain decorated in underglaze blue, Italian, Florence
Medici Porcelain Manufactory
ca. 1575–87
Display dish with Charles II (1630–1685) in a tree, Thomas Toft, Slip-decorated earthenware, British, Staffordshire
Thomas Toft
ca. 1680
The Backgammon Players, Philip Webb  British, Painted pine, oil paint on leather, brass, copper, British
Multiple artists/makers
1861
Coin cabinet, Charles Percier  French, Mahogany (probably Swietenia mahagoni), applied and inlaid silver, French, Paris
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1809–19
Madonna and Child with Angels, Antonio Rossellino  Italian, Marble with gilt details on halo and dress, Italian, Florence
Antonio Rossellino
ca. 1455–60
Perseus with the Head of Medusa, Antonio Canova  Italian, Marble, Italian, Rome
Antonio Canova
Count Jan and Countess Valeria Tarnowski
1804–6
Teakettle, lamp, and table, Simon Pantin I  British, Silver, wood, British, London
Simon Pantin I
1724–25
Boiserie from the Hôtel de Cabris, Grasse, Carved, painted, and gilded oak, French, Paris
French, Paris
ca. 1774, with later additions
Writing table (bureau plat), Gilles Joubert  French, Lacquered oak, gilt-bronze mounts, lined with modern leather, French, Paris
Gilles Joubert
1759
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
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1776–79
The Farnese Table, Jacopo [Giacomo] Barozzi da Vignola  Italian, Marble of different colors, semiprecious stones, Egyptian alabaster, residue of paint of different colors on the piers, Italian, Rome
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1565–73