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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
Drop-front secretary (Secrétaire en armoire)
Jean Henri Riesener
1783
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)
Attributed to Martin Carlin
Manufactory Sèvres Manufactory
Decorator Central plaque decorated by Edme François Bouillat père
ca. 1776
Architectural woodwork and paneling, George A. Schastey & Co. American, Satinwood, purpleheart, mother-of-pearl, silver-plated brass, mirrored glass, marble, and reproduction upholstery, American
Architectural woodwork and paneling
George A. Schastey & Co.
George A. Schastey
1881–82
Secretary, Martin Carlin and French, Oak veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, holly, ebonized holly, and other marquetry wood; brass; green-colored metal; gilt-bronze mounts; marble top. Soft paste porcelain plaques from the Sèvres Manufactory.
Secretary
Attributed to Martin Carlin
Sèvres Manufactory
various French
ca. 1781–85
Mechanical table (Table mécanique), Jean Henri Riesener French, Oak veneered with marquetry of bois satiné, holly, amaranth, barberry, stained sycamore, and green-lacquered wood; gilt-bronze mounts; steel, iron and brass fittings; mirror glass; velvet (not original), French, Paris
Mechanical table (Table mécanique)
Jean Henri Riesener
mechanism by Jean-Gotfritt Mercklein
1778
Commode (Secrétaire à abattant), 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
Commode (Secrétaire à abattant)
Jean Henri Riesener
1783
Work and writing table (table en chiffonière), Bernard II van Risenburgh, Oak and beech veneered with tulipwood and purplewood; gilt bronze, blue moiré silk, French
Work and writing table (table en chiffonière)
Bernard II van Risenburgh
ca. 1760
Drop-front secretary on stand (Secrètaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet) (one of a pair) (part of a set), Adam Weisweiler French, Oak veneered with ebony, amaranth, holly, ebonized holly, satinwood, Japanese and French lacquer panels, gilt-bronze mounts, brocatelle marble top (not original); steel springs; morocco leather (not original), French, Paris
Drop-front secretary on stand (Secrètaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet) (one of a pair) (part of a set)
Adam Weisweiler
ca. 1790
Commode (one of a pair), Jacques Dubois French, Oak, veneered with tulipwood, purplewood, kingwood and sycamore; gilt-bronze mounts, brèche d'Alep marble top, French
Commode (one of a pair)
Jacques Dubois
ca. 1755
Corner cabinet (encoignure) (one of a pair), Bernard II van Risenburgh, Oak veneered with ebony and Coromandel lacquer, cherry wood, and purplewood; gilt-bronze mounts; brocatelle marble top, French, Paris
Corner cabinet (encoignure) (one of a pair)
Bernard II van Risenburgh
ca. 1745–49
Mechanical table, Jean Henri Riesener French, Oak veneered with mahogany and marquetry of bois satiné, sycamore, holly, ebonized holly fillets, and bayberry, the top with an amaranth border; gilt-bronze mounts; mirror glass; iron and brass fittings; green velvet (not original), French, Paris
Mechanical table
Jean Henri Riesener
Allegorical frieze attributed to Louis Simon Boizot
and Nicolas-Antoine Damerat
1781
Commode (one of a pair), Jacques Dubois French, Oak, veneered with tulipwood, purplewood, kingwood and sycamore; gilt-bronze mounts, brèche d'Alep marble top, French
Commode (one of a pair)
Jacques Dubois
ca. 1755
Writing table (table à écrire), Bernard II van Risenburgh, Oak veneered with tulipwood, kingwood, amaranth, mahogany, ebony, mother-of-pearl, stained horn; gilt-bronze mounts; modern velvet, French, Paris
Writing table (table à écrire)
Bernard II van Risenburgh
ca. 1755
Drop-front secretary on stand (secrètaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet) (one of a pair) (part of a set), Adam Weisweiler French, Oak veneered with ebony, amaranth, holly, ebonized holly, satinwood, Japanese and French lacquer panels, gilt-bronze mounts, brocatelle marble top (not original); steel springs; morocco leather (not original), French, Paris
Drop-front secretary on stand (secrètaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet) (one of a pair) (part of a set)
Adam Weisweiler
ca. 1790
Filing cabinet (cartonnier) (part of a set), Joseph Baumhauer French, Oak veneered with tulipwood, purplewood, casuarina wood, kingwood, gilt-bronze mounts, French
Filing cabinet (cartonnier) (part of a set)
attributed to Joseph Baumhauer
ca. 1770
Writing table (part of a set), Joseph Baumhauer French, Oak, veneered with tulipwood, purplewood, casuarina wood, and kingwood; gilt-bronze mounts, gilt-tooled leather, French
Writing table (part of a set)
Joseph Baumhauer
ca. 1770
Commode (commode à vantaux) (part of a set), Adam Weisweiler French, Oak veneered with ebony, amaranth, holly, ebonized holly, satinwood, Japanese and French lacquer panels; gilt-bronze mounts, brocatelle marble top (not original); steel springs; morocco leather (not original), French, Paris
Commode (commode à vantaux) (part of a set)
Adam Weisweiler
ca. 1790
Jewel coffer on stand (petit coffre à bijoux), Martin Carlin French, Oak veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, stained sycamore, holly, and ebonized holly; thirteen soft-paste porcelain plaques; gilt-bronze mounts; velvet (not original), French, Paris and Sèvres
Jewel coffer on stand (petit coffre à bijoux)
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1770
Drop-front desk (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet), Martin Carlin French, Oak veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, holly, and ebonized holly; ten soft-paste porcelain plaques; gilt-bronze mounts; marble; velvet (not original), French, Paris and Sèvres
Drop-front desk (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet)
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1773
Drop-front desk (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet), Adam Weisweiler French, Oak veneered with burl thuya, amaranth, mahogany, satinwood, holly, and ebonized holly; painted metal; one soft-paste porcelain plaque; fifteen jasper medallions; gilt-bronze mounts; marble; leather (not original), French, Paris and Sèvres
Drop-front desk (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet)
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1787
Commode, Charles Cressent French, Pine and oak veneered with amaranth and bois satiné; drawer bottoms of walnut, drawer sides of oak, drawer fronts of pine; gilt-bronze mounts; portoro marble top, French, Paris
Commode
Charles Cressent
ca. 1745–49
Drop-front secretaire (secrètaire à abattant), René Dubois, Painted and varnished oak, veneered with European lacquer, mahogany, purplewood, gilt-bronze mounts, French, Paris
Drop-front secretaire (secrètaire à abattant)
René Dubois
ca. 1770–75
Corner cabinet (encoignure) (one of a pair), Bernard II van Risenburgh, Oak veneered with ebony and Coromandel lacquer, cherry wood, and purplewood; gilt-bronze mounts; brocatelle marble top, French, Paris
Corner cabinet (encoignure) (one of a pair)
Bernard II van Risenburgh
ca. 1745–49
Folding card table (table de jeu brisée en angle), Bernard II van Risenburgh, Oak veneered with tulipwood, purplewood, kingwood, satiné wood, walnut; gilt bronze; modern silk velvet, French, Paris
Folding card table (table de jeu brisée en angle)
Attributed to Bernard II van Risenburgh
ca. 1755–65
Dressing glass, George A. Schastey & Co. American, Satinwood, purpleheart, mother-of-pearl, brass, and mirror glass, American
Dressing glass
George A. Schastey & Co.
George A. Schastey
1881–82
Side chair, George A. Schastey & Co. American, Satinwood, purpleheart, brass castors, and reproduction upholstery, American
Side chair
George A. Schastey & Co.
George A. Schastey
1881–82
Side chair, George A. Schastey & Co. American, Satinwood, purpleheart, brass castors, reproduction upholstery, American
Side chair
George A. Schastey & Co.
George A. Schastey
1881–82
Dressing table, George A. Schastey American, born Germany, Satinwood, purpleheart, mother-of-pearl, brass, silver-plated brass, and original upholstery, American
Dressing table
George A. Schastey
George A. Schastey & Co.
1881–82
"Wisteria" Dining Room, Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer French, Carved walnut and amaranth
"Wisteria" Dining Room
Designer Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer
1910–14
Sideboard, also known as the Pericles Dressoir, Bruce J. Talbert British, Scottish, Oak, inlaid with ebony, walnut, boxwood, amaranth, carved and gilded; brass fittings, British, London
Sideboard, also known as the Pericles Dressoir
Designer Bruce J. Talbert
Manufacturer Holland & Sons
1866
Commode, Léonard Boudin , and French, Oak and pine veneered with stained maple, tulipwood, amaranth, and holly stringing, with marquetry of stained, shaded, and engraved maple, mahogany, amaranth, barberry and other marquetry woods; gilt-bronze mounts; marble top; brass rollers.
Commode
Attributed to Léonard Boudin
Pierre-Antoine Foullet
ca. 1765–70
Cabinet, Oak and poplar wood veneered with ebony; ivory; stained ivory; bone, and various marquetry woods, including kingwood and amaranth; ebonized pearwood; gilt-bronze capitals and bases; plated-iron hardware, French, Paris
Cabinet
French, Paris
ca. 1645, with extensive later alterations
Table, A. and H. Lejambre American, Probably purpleheart, yellow poplar, inlaid woods, brass, American
Table
A. and H. Lejambre
ca. 1880
Dressing-table mirror, Tortoiseshell, engraved brass, kingwood, amaranth, bois satiné, ebony, mirror glass, French
Dressing-table mirror
French
ca. 1700
Small table (table en chiffonière), Jean-Charles Saunier French, Walnut, oak and pine, purplewood, satiné wood, mahogany, engraved boxwood and stained woods, gilt-bronze, French
Small table (table en chiffonière)
Jean-Charles Saunier
ca. 1755
Small writing desk (bonheur-du-jour), Martin Carlin French, Oak veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, and stained sycamore; mahogany; seventeen soft-paste porcelain plaques; gilt-bronze mounts; velvet (not original), French, Paris and Sèvres
Small writing desk (bonheur-du-jour)
Martin Carlin
Manufactory Porcelain plaques by Sèvres Manufactory
Decorator Decorated by Denis Levé
ca. 1768
Small writing desk (bonheur-du-jour), Martin Carlin French, Oak veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, and stained sycamore; mahogany; seventeen soft-paste porcelain plaques; gilt-bronze mounts; velvet (not original), French, Paris and Sèvres
Small writing desk (bonheur-du-jour)
Martin Carlin
Manufactory Porcelain plaques by Sèvres Manufactory
Decorator Jean-Jacques Pierre the Younger
ca. 1774
Small oval writing table (one of a pair), Roger Vandercruse, called Lacroix French, Bois satiné, possibly purplewood, holly and stained holly on oak substrate; bottom shelf: walnut; gilt-bronze mounts; leather writing surface, French, Paris
Small oval writing table (one of a pair)
Roger Vandercruse, called Lacroix
ca. 1775
Picture frame, House of Carl Fabergé, Amaranth, fruitwood, silver mounts, Russian, St. Petersburg
Picture frame
House of Carl Fabergé
Workmaster: Karl Gustav Hjalmar Armfelt
1908–17
Chest (chiffonier) (one of a pair), Bernard II van Risenburgh, Oak and pine substrate; tulipwood and purplewood veneer; probably holly stringing; marble tops; gilt-bronze mounts, French, Paris
Chest (chiffonier) (one of a pair)
Bernard II van Risenburgh
ca. 1765
Writing table, Roger Vandercruse, called Lacroix French, Tulipwood, kingwood, harewood, purplewood, holly veneered on oak, French, Paris
Writing table
Roger Vandercruse, called Lacroix
third quarter 18th century
Writing table (bureau plat), Bernard II van Risenburgh, Satiné wood, purplewood and kingwood, gilt bronze, leather, French, Paris
Writing table (bureau plat)
Bernard II van Risenburgh
ca. 1750