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Three-light candelabrum (one of a pair), Patinated and gilt-bronze, enameled bronze, marble, French — Three-light candelabrum (one of a pair)
French
ca. 1785

Fifteen-light chandelier, Gilt bronze, rock crystal, French — Fifteen-light chandelier
French
ca. 1785–90

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
Jean-Gotfritt Mercklein
1778

Pair of three-light sconces (bras de lumière), Gilt bronze, French, Paris — Pair of three-light sconces (bras de lumière)
French, Paris
ca. 1775

Commode, Bernard III van Risamburgh, Oak; Japanese black-and-gold lacquer and ebony veneer, gilt bronze; brèche d’Alep marble top, French, Paris — Commode
Bernard III van Risamburgh
ca. 1765–70

Carpet (tapis), Savonnerie Manufactory, Knotted and cut wool pile, woven with about 90 knots per square inch, French, Paris — Carpet (tapis)
Savonnerie Manufactory
third quarter 17th century

Wall clock-barometer (baromètre et thermomètre en cartel), Lange de Bourbon French, Gilt-bronze, tortoiseshell, steel, oak, French, Paris — Wall clock-barometer (baromètre et thermomètre en cartel)
Lange de Bourbon
Antoine-Nicolas Martinière
ca. 1770

Clock, Jean-Baptiste Lepaute French, Marble, bronze and gilt-bronze; chapter rings of white enamel; movement of brass and steel, French, Paris — Clock
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1775–80

War, Dihl et Guérhard (Manufacture de Monsieur Le Duc d’Angoulême, until 1789) French, Hard-paste biscuit porcelain, gilt bronze, French, Paris — War
Dihl et Guérhard
ca. 1781–89

Armchair (Fauteuil à la reine), Georges Jacob French, Carved and gilded beech; silk upholstery (not original), French, Paris — Armchair (Fauteuil à la reine)
Georges Jacob
ca. 1785

Pair of seven-light candelabra (candélabres or girandoles), Gilt bronze, griotte marble, bardiglio marble, French — Pair of seven-light candelabra (candélabres or girandoles)
French
ca. 1790

Set of four three-light sconces (bras de lumière), Gilt bronze, French, Paris — Set of four three-light sconces (bras de lumière)
French, Paris
ca. 1787–88

Console table (one of a pair), Carved and gilded oak; Sarrancolin marble top, French — Console table (one of a pair)
French
ca. 1765–70

Grand Salon from the Hôtel de Tessé, Paris, Nicolas Huyot, Carved, painted, and gilded oak; marble; plaster, French, Paris — Grand Salon from the Hôtel de Tessé, Paris
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1768–72, with later additions

Pair of firedogs (chenets), Quentin-Claude Pitoin French, Gilt bronze, French, Paris — Pair of firedogs (chenets)
Quentin-Claude Pitoin
ca. 1772

Three-light candelabrum (one of a pair), Patinated and gilt-bronze, enameled bronze, marble, French — Three-light candelabrum (one of a pair)
French
ca. 1785

Console table (one of a pair), Carved and gilded oak; Sarrancolin marble top, French — Console table (one of a pair)
French
ca. 1765–70

Armchair (Bergère) (one of a pair) (part of a set), Louis Delanois French, Carved and gilded mahogany, modern silk damask, French, Paris — Armchair (Bergère) (one of a pair) (part of a set)
Louis Delanois
ca. 1770

Armchair (one of four) (part of a set), Louis Delanois French, Carved and gilded mahogany, modern silk damask, French, Paris — Armchair (one of four) (part of a set)
Louis Delanois
ca. 1770

Armchair (one of four) (part of a set), Louis Delanois French, Carved and gilded mahogany, modern silk damask, French, Paris — Armchair (one of four) (part of a set)
Louis Delanois
ca. 1770

Armchair (one of four) (part of a set), Louis Delanois French, Carved and gilded mahogany, modern silk damask, French, Paris — Armchair (one of four) (part of a set)
Louis Delanois
ca. 1770

Armchair (one of four) (part of a set), Louis Delanois French, Carved and gilded mahogany, modern silk damask, French, Paris — Armchair (one of four) (part of a set)
Louis Delanois
ca. 1770

Pair of mounted vases, Chinese porcelain; gilt-bronze mounts, Chinese with French mounts — Pair of mounted vases
Chinese with French mounts
porcelain early 18th century, mounts ca. 1765

Peace, Dihl et Guérhard (Manufacture de Monsieur Le Duc d’Angoulême, until 1789) French, Hard-paste biscuit porcelain, gilt bronze, French, Paris — Peace
Dihl et Guérhard
ca. 1781–89

Sofa (Canapé) (part of a set), Sulpice Brizard, Carved and gilded mahogany, modern silk damask, French, Paris — Sofa (Canapé) (part of a set)
Sulpice Brizard
ca. 1770

Armchair (Bergère) (one of a pair) (part of a set), Louis Delanois French, Carved and gilded mahogany, modern silk damask, French, Paris — Armchair (Bergère) (one of a pair) (part of a set)
Louis Delanois
ca. 1770

Self-Portrait with a Harp, Rose Adélaïde Ducreux French, Oil on canvas — Self-Portrait with a Harp
Rose Adélaïde Ducreux
1791

Column for display of Roman Emperor bust, Plaster, painted in imitation of marble, French — Column for display of Roman Emperor bust
French
17th century (?)

Candlestick (one of a pair), François II Lacassaigne, Silver, French, Montauban (Toulouse Mint) — Candlestick (one of a pair)
François II Lacassaigne
Toulouse Mint
third quarter 18th century

Elector Maximilian II Emanuel of Bavaria on Horseback, Roger Schabol Flemish, Bronze, with gilt-bronze base of about two decades later, Flemish, Brussels — Elector Maximilian II Emanuel of Bavaria on Horseback
Roger Schabol
Martin Desjardins
cast 1707

Card table, Charles-Honoré Lannuier American, Mahogany veneer, white pine, yellow poplar, gilded gesso, vert antique, and gilded brass, American — Card table
Charles-Honoré Lannuier
1817

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

Ugolino and His Sons, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux French, Saint-Béat marble, French, Paris — Ugolino and His Sons
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
1865–67

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

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

Bottle cooler from the Louis XV service (seau à bouteille), Vincennes Manufactory French, Soft-paste porcelain decorated in polychrome enamels, gold, French, Vincennes — Bottle cooler from the Louis XV service (seau à bouteille)
Vincennes Manufactory
Jean-Claude Duplessis
1754

Celestial globe with clockwork, Gerhard Emmoser German, Case: partially gilded silver, gilded brass; movement: brass, steel, Austrian, Vienna — Celestial globe with clockwork
Gerhard Emmoser
1579

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

Shrine, Matthias Walbaum German, Ebony, silver, gilded silver, gouache on parchment, German, Augsburg — Shrine
Matthias Walbaum
Anton Mozart
1598–1600

La Crainte des Traits de l'Amour, Jean-Louis Lemoyne, Marble, French, Paris — La Crainte des Traits de l'Amour
Jean-Louis Lemoyne
1739–40