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Armchair (bergère) (one of a pair), Louis I Cresson  French, Carved and gilded beechwood, French, Paris
Louis I Cresson
ca. 1765
Vase with cover (Vase en ivoire) (one of a pair), Ivory and gilt bronze, French, Paris
French, Paris
ca. 1786
Vase with cover (Vase en ivoire) (one of a pair), Ivory and gilt bronze, French, Paris
French, Paris
ca. 1786
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
Bernard II van Risenburgh
ca. 1755
Inkstand (écritoire), Villeroy  French, Soft-paste porcelain, gilt-bronze mounts, French, Villeroy
Villeroy
Jean-Joseph de Saint Germain
ca. 1740–48
Sofa (canapé à confidents), Jean-Jacques Pothier, Carved and gilded beech, modern silk lampas, French
Jean-Jacques Pothier
ca. 1765
Fire-iron holder (one of a pair) (part of a set), Gilt bronze, French
French
ca. 1730–60
Filing cabinet (cartonnier) (part of a set), Joseph Baumhauer  French, Oak veneered with tulipwood, purplewood, casuarina wood, kingwood, gilt-bronze mounts, French
Joseph Baumhauer
ca. 1770
Inkwell, Gilt bronze, French
French
ca. 1760
Boiserie from the Palais Paar, 30 Wollzeile, Vienna, Austria, Isidor Canevale, Carved, painted, and gilded pine; plaster; gilt bronze; mirror glass; oak flooring, Austrian, Vienna
Isidor Canevale
Johann Georg Leithner
ca. 1765–72, with later additions
Observations sur les Antiquites de la ville d'Herculanum, Avec quelques reflexions sur la Peinture et la Sculpture des Anciens, Charles Nicolas Cochin II  French, Paper, leather, French
Charles Nicolas Cochin II
Jérôme Charles Bellicard
1754
Histoire du Roi Henri Le Grand, Hardouin de Perefixe  French, Paper, leather, French
Hardouin de Perefixe
1767
Les Échappemens à repos comparés aux echappemens à recul; et Examen des dernières observations de Monsieur de La Lande, Jean Jodin  Swiss, Paper, leather, French
Jean Jodin
1755
Armchair, Georges Jacob  French, Carved and gilded beech; caning; modern silk velvet, French
Georges Jacob
ca. 1785
Incense burner (brûle-parfum), Gilded and marbelized oak and beech, gilt-bronze, copper, tin and tin-plating, French
French
ca. 1775
Desk chair (fauteuil de cabinet), Gilded walnut, caning, French 18th-century orange velvet, French
French
ca. 1770
Armchair (Fauteuil à la reine) for Louise-Élisabeth of Parma, Nicolas-Quinibert Foliot, Carved and gilded oak; original silk-velvet upholstery and gold trim, French, Paris and Italian, Parma
Nicolas-Quinibert Foliot
Pierre Contant d'Ivry
ca. 1749
Armchair (fauteuil) from Louis XVI's Salon des Jeux at Saint Cloud, Georges Jacob  French, Carved and gilded walnut; gold brocaded silk (not original), French, Paris
Georges Jacob
Louis-François Chatard
1788
Fireback, Iron, French
French
ca. 1765
Dog kennel, Claude I Sené  French, Gilded beech and pine; silk and velvet, French
Claude I Sené
ca. 1775–80
Wall clock (pendule en cartel), Jean Godde l'aîné  French, Case: gilded bronze, oak, and tortoiseshell on brass marquetry on oak; Dial: white enamel and gilded brass with blued-steel hands; Movement: brass and steel, French, Paris
Jean Godde l'aîné
Charles Cressent
ca. 1740–45
Pair of andirons, Gilt bronze, French
French
ca. 1765
Carpet with Fame and Fortitude, Savonnerie Manufactory, Knotted and cut wool pile, woven with about 90 knots per square inch, French, Paris
Multiple artists/makers
1668–85
Candelabrum (one of a pair), Villeroy  French, Soft-paste porcelain, gilt-bronze mounts, French, Villeroy
Villeroy
ca. 1740–48, mounts ca. 1740–50
Candelabrum (one of a pair), Villeroy  French, Soft-paste porcelain, gilt-bronze mounts, French, Villeroy
Villeroy
ca. 1740–48, mounts ca. 1740–50
Fire iron holder (one of a pair) (part of a set), Gilt bronze, French
French
ca. 1730–60
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
Joseph Baumhauer
ca. 1770
Mantel clock, Case: carved and gilded wood; Revolving rings for hours and minutes: gilded brass; Movement: brass and steel, probably Austrian
probably Austrian
ca. 1780–90
Chimneypiece, Brèche d’Alep marble, French
French
ca. 1765–70
Side chair (Chaise à la reine) (part of a set), Jean Baptiste Boulard  French, Carved and gilded beech; silk damask (not original), French, Paris
Multiple artists/makers
1786–87
Side chair (Chaise à la reine) (part of a set), Jean Baptiste Boulard  French, Carved and gilded beech; silk damask (not original), French, Paris
Multiple artists/makers
1786–87
Side chair (Chaise à la reine) (part of a set), Jean Baptiste Boulard  French, Carved and gilded beech; silk damask (not original), French, Paris
Multiple artists/makers
1786–87
Félicité Sophie de Lannion, Duchesse de La Rochefoucauld, at the Age of 29 Years (1745–1830), Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne the Younger  French, White marble, French
Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne the Younger
1774
Set of four three-light sconces (bras de lumière), Gilt bronze, French, Paris
French, Paris
ca. 1750
Twelve-light chandelier, Giovanni Battista Metellino  Italian, Gilt steel (gilding not original) and rock crystal, Italian, Milan
Giovanni Battista Metellino
first quarter 18th century
Shovel (part of a set), Steel, gilt bronze, French
French
ca. 1730–60
Tongs (part of a set), Steel, gilt bronze, French
French
ca. 1730–60
Three-light candelabra (candélabre or girandole) (one of a pair), Johann Joachim Kändler  German, Hard-paste porcelain; gilt-bronze mounts, German, Meissen with French, Paris mounts
Johann Joachim Kändler
Meissen Manufactory
ca. 1750
Three-light candelabra (candélabra or girandole) (one of a pair), Johann Joachim Kändler  German, Hard-paste porcelain; gilt-bronze mounts, German, Meissen with French, Paris mounts
Johann Joachim Kändler
Meissen Manufactory
ca. 1750
Armchair (bergère) (one of a pair), Louis I Cresson  French, Carved and gilded beechwood, French, Paris
Louis I Cresson
ca. 1765