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Double-Barrel Breech-Loading Pinfire Shotgun, J. C. A. Brun  French, Steel, wood (walnut), gold, French, Paris
Multiple artists/makers
dated 1866
Ewer, Lead-glazed earthenware inlaid with slip, with molded ornament, French, Saint-Porchaire or Paris
French, Saint-Porchaire or Paris
ca. 1550
Adam, Auguste Rodin  French, Bronze, French, Paris
Auguste Rodin
modeled 1880 or 1881, cast 1910
Coin cabinet, Charles Percier  French, Mahogany (probably Swietenia mahagoni), applied and inlaid silver, French, Paris
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1809–19
The Intoxication of Wine, Clodion (Claude Michel)  French, Terracotta, French, Paris
Clodion (Claude Michel)
ca. 1780–90
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)
Coffeepot, François Thomas Germain  French, Silver with ebony handle, French, Paris
François Thomas Germain
1757
Boiserie from the Hôtel de Varengeville, Carved, painted, and gilded oak, French, Paris
French, Paris
ca. 1736–52, with later additions
Platter, Bernard Palissy  French, Lead-glazed earthenware, French, Paris
Bernard Palissy
last quarter 16th century
Writing table (bureau plat), Gilles Joubert  French, Lacquered oak, gilt-bronze mounts, lined with modern leather, French, Paris
Gilles Joubert
1759
La Crainte des Traits de l'Amour, Jean-Louis Lemoyne, Marble, French, Paris
Jean-Louis Lemoyne
1739–40
Armchair (Fauteuil à la reine) (one of a pair) (part of a set), Georges Jacob  French, Carved and gilded walnut; embroidered silk satin, French, Paris
Georges Jacob
Joseph-François-Xavier Baudoin
ca. 1780–85
Boiserie from the Hôtel de Cabris, Grasse, Carved, painted, and gilded oak, French, Paris
French, Paris
ca. 1774, with later additions
Sabine Houdon (1787–1836), Jean Antoine Houdon  French, White marble on gray marble socle, French, Paris
Jean Antoine Houdon
1788
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
Chalice à soleil, Gilded silver, French, Paris
French, Paris
1532–33
Winter, Jean Antoine Houdon  French, Bronze, French, Paris
Jean Antoine Houdon
1787
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, Jean Brandely  French, Oak veneered with cedar, walnut, ebony and ivory; silvered-bronze mounts, French, Paris
Multiple artists/makers
1867
Portrait of Monsieur Aublet, Guillaume Voiriot  French, Oil on canvas, French
Guillaume Voiriot
ca. 1782
Reliquary Shrine, Jean de Touyl  French, Gilded silver, translucent enamel, paint, French
Jean de Touyl
ca. 1325–50
The Belles Heures of Jean de France, duc de Berry, The Limbourg Brothers  Franco-Netherlandish, Tempera, gold, and ink on vellum, French
The Limbourg Brothers
1405–1408/1409
The Unicorn Purifies Water (from the Unicorn Tapestries), Wool warp with wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts, French (cartoon)/South Netherlandish (woven)
French (cartoon)/South Netherlandish (woven)
1495–1505
Head of King David, Limestone, light fine-grained, French
French
ca. 1145
Box with Romance Scenes, Elephant ivory, French
French
ca. 1310–30
Crucified Christ, Elephant ivory, traces of polychromy, French
French
ca. 1260–80
Accordion, Alexandre Pere & Fils, Wood, metal, mastic, brass, tortoiseshell, gilt brass, mother-of-pearl, silver foil, French
Alexandre Pere & Fils
1850–55
Bassoon, Dominique Antony Porthaux  French, Maple, brass, French
Dominique Antony Porthaux
1790–1800
Cornet à Pistons in B-flat, Courtois frères, Brass, touch pieces of ivory, French
Courtois frères
1833
L'éventail, Octave Uzanne  French
Multiple artists/makers
1882