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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
Costume Armor in the Classical Style, Hallé  French, Helmet: linen, papier-mâché, bole, gold leaf, graphite; tunic: silk, cotton, metal coils and spangles, metallic yarn, French, Paris
Hallé
ca. 1788–90
Double-Barrel Breech-Loading Pinfire Shotgun, J. C. A. Brun  French, Steel, wood (walnut), gold, French, Paris
Multiple artists/makers
dated 1866
Armor of Infante Luis, Prince of Asturias (1707–1724), Jean Drouart  French, Steel, gold, brass, silk, cotton, metallic yarn, paper, French, Paris
Jean Drouart
dated 1712
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
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
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
Madame de Wailly, née Adélaïde-Flore Belleville (1765–1838), Augustin Pajou  French, Bust: marble; base: grey marble, French, Paris
Augustin Pajou
1789
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
Ugolino and His Sons, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux  French, Saint-Béat marble, French, Paris
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
1865–67
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
Model for a Proposed Monument to Commemorate the Invention of the Balloon, Clodion (Claude Michel)  French, Terracotta, French, Paris
Clodion (Claude Michel)
ca. 1784
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
Boudoir from the Hôtel de Crillon, Pierre-Adrien Paris  French, Oak, painted and gilded, French, Paris
Pierre-Adrien Paris
ca. 1777–80
Tea urn, P. B., Paris, Silver plate, French, Paris
P. B., Paris
F.A. Thouret
1845
Panel, Firm of Ferdinand Duvinage, Paris, France, Ivory, various woods, engraved brass, green and red filler, on laminated wood, gilt metal frame, French, Paris
Firm of Ferdinand Duvinage, Paris, France
ca. 1880
Young Girl and Gazelle, Henri L. Bouchard  French, Bronze, French, Paris
Henri L. Bouchard
Bisceglia Frères, Paris
1910
Congressional Presentation Sword with Scabbard of Colonel Marinus Willett (1740–1830), C. Liger  French, Steel, silver, gold, wood, fish skin, textile, French, Paris
C. Liger
hallmarked for 1785–86
Snuffbox with portrait of a member of the French royal family, probably a daughter of Louis XV, Joseph Etienne Blerzy  French, Gold, enamel, gouache on cloth, glass, French, Paris
Joseph Etienne Blerzy
French Painter
1783–84
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
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1776
Percussion Pistol with Case, Alfred Gauvain  French, Steel, wood (ebony), gold, wood, textile, French, Paris
Alfred Gauvain
possibly 1844
Pair of Double-Barreled Flintlock Pistols, François-Alexander Chasteau  French, Steel, silver, gold, wood (walnut), whalebone, French, Paris
François-Alexander Chasteau
1752–53
Hunting Sword with Scabbard, Steel, silver, wood, vellum, French, Paris
French, Paris
ca. 1730
Smallsword, Silver, steel, gold, textile, French, Paris
French, Paris
hallmarked for 1736
Smallsword with Scabbard, Gold, steel, wood, fish skin, textile, French, Paris
French, Paris
hallmarked for 1785–86
Double-Barreled Flintlock Shotgun, François Pirmet  French, Steel, wood (walnut), silver, gold, French, Paris
François Pirmet
Jean Le Clerc
dated 1809
Cased Pair of Double-Barreled Turn-Off Flintlock Pistols, Jean Lepage  French, Steel, wood (boxwood), brass, velvet, French, Paris
Jean Lepage
Fleury Montagny
ca. 1800
Cased Pair of Flintlock Pistols with Accessories, François Pirmet  French, Steel, gold, wood (walnut, mahogany), silver, tortoiseshell, velvet, French, Paris
François Pirmet
Nicolas Noël Boutet
ca. 1810
Cased Pair of Percussion Target Pistols with Loading and Cleaning Accessories, Made for Henri Charles Ferdinand Marie Dieudonné d'Artois, Duke of Bordeaux, Count of Chambord (1820–1883), Jean André Prosper Henri Le Page  French, Steel, gold, wood (ebony, walnut, amboyna), silver, velvet, ivory, French, Paris
Jean André Prosper Henri Le Page
dated 1829
Pair of Percussion Target Pistols Made for Display at the Crystal Palace Exhibition in London, 1851, Alfred Gauvain  French, Steel, wood (ebony), gold, French, Paris
Multiple artists/makers
dated 1851
Cased Pair of Percussion Pistols with Accessories, Louis-Julien Gastinne-Renette  French, Steel, brass, gold, wood (ebony), textile (baizé, wool), copper, leather, French, Paris
Louis-Julien Gastinne-Renette
dated 1856