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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
Rosewater ewer, Johann Erhard Heiglen German, Silver gilt, German, Augsburg
Rosewater ewer
Johann Erhard Heiglen
ca. 1730
Striding Pan, Andrea Briosco, called Riccio Italian, Bronze, Italian, Padua
Striding Pan
Andrea Briosco, called Riccio
1530–1539
Mechanical table, Jean-François Oeben French, born Germany, Oak veneered with mahogany, kingwood, and tulipwood, with marquetry of mahogany, rosewood, holly, and various other woods; gilt-bronze mounts; imitation Japanese lacquer; replaced silk, French
Mechanical table
Jean-François Oeben
Roger Vandercruse, called Lacroix
ca. 1761–63
Commode à vantaux, David Roentgen German, Oak, pine, walnut, mahogany, and cherry veneered with hornbeam (partially stained), tulipwood, walnut, holly and maple (both partially stained), boxwood, mahogany, and other woods; red brocatelle marble; gilt bronze; iron, steel, and brass, German, Neuwied am Rhein
Commode à vantaux
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1775–79 with later alterations
Commode, André Charles Boulle French, Walnut veneered with ebony, marquetry of engraved brass and tortoiseshell, gilt-bronze mounts, verd antique marble, French
Commode
André Charles Boulle
ca. 1710–20
Hercules and Achelous, Master of the Martyrdom of St. Sebastian Austrian, Ivory, probably Austrian
Hercules and Achelous
Master of the Martyrdom of St. Sebastian
probably mid-17th century
Sprite, Donatello Italian, High-copper alloy, fire-gilt, brown natural patina where exposed, Italian, Florence
Sprite
Donatello
1432
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
Small desk with folding top (bureau brisé)
Alexandre-Jean Oppenordt
Jean Berain
ca. 1685
Spoon holder, Christopher Dresser British, Scottish, Silver-plated brass, ebony, British, Birmingham or London
Spoon holder
Christopher Dresser
Hukin & Heath
ca. 1878–81
Cabinet, Jean Brandely French, Oak veneered with cedar, walnut, ebony and ivory; silvered-bronze mounts, French, Paris
Cabinet
Multiple artists/makers
1867
Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany, Giovanni Battista Foggini Italian, Marble, gray marble, Italian, Florence
Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany
Giovanni Battista Foggini
ca. 1680–82
Cabinet on stand, Jan van Mekeren Dutch, Oak veneered with rosewood, olivewood, ebony, holly, tulipwood, barberry and other partly green-stained marquetry woods, Dutch, Amsterdam
Cabinet on stand
Jan van Mekeren
ca. 1700–1710
Chalice à soleil, Gilded silver, French, Paris
Chalice à soleil
French, Paris
1532–33
Model for a Proposed Monument to Commemorate the Invention of the Balloon, Clodion (Claude Michel) French, Terracotta, French, Paris
Model for a Proposed Monument to Commemorate the Invention of the Balloon
Clodion (Claude Michel)
ca. 1784
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
Platter, Bernard Palissy French, Lead-glazed earthenware, French, Paris
Platter
Bernard Palissy
last quarter 16th century
The Holy Family with Saints Anne and Joachim, Diego de Pesquera Spanish, Wood, painted and gilt, Spanish, Granada
The Holy Family with Saints Anne and Joachim
Diego de Pesquera
1567–68
Teakettle, lamp, and table, Simon Pantin I British, Silver, wood, British, London
Teakettle, lamp, and table
Simon Pantin I
1724–25
Potpourri vase (pot-pourri gondole), Sèvres Manufactory French, Soft-paste porcelain decorated in polychrome enamels, gold, French, Sèvres
Potpourri vase (pot-pourri gondole)
Multiple artists/makers
1757
Writing table (bureau plat), Gilles Joubert French, Lacquered oak, gilt-bronze mounts, lined with modern leather, French, Paris
Writing table (bureau plat)
Gilles Joubert
1759
Winter, Jean Antoine Houdon French, Bronze, French, Paris
Winter
Jean Antoine Houdon
1787
Harlequina, Franz Anton Bustelli Swiss, Hard-paste porcelain, German, Nymphenburg
Harlequina
Franz Anton Bustelli
Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory
ca. 1763
Toilet set in original leather case, Fourteen identified German (Augsburg) goldsmiths and other German artisans; Japanese (Imari) porcelain maker, Gilt silver, hard-paste porcelain, cut glass, walnut, carved and partially gilt coniferous wood, blind-tooled and partially gilt leather, partially gilt steel and iron, textiles, moiré paper, hog's bristle, German, Augsburg
Toilet set in original leather case
Fourteen identified German (Augsburg) goldsmiths and other German artisans; Japanese (Imari) porcelain maker
ca. 1743–45
Glass hexagonal amphoriskos, Glass, Roman
Glass hexagonal amphoriskos
Roman
1st half of 1st century CE
Rothschild lamp, Andrea Briosco, called Riccio Italian, Bronze, on a later wood base, Italian, Padua
Rothschild lamp
Andrea Briosco, called Riccio
ca. 1510–20
Marble sarcophagus with garlands, Marble, Proconnesian, Roman
Marble sarcophagus with garlands
Roman
ca. 200–225 CE
Glass garland bowl, Glass, Roman
Glass garland bowl
Roman
late 1st century BCE
Wall painting from the west wall of Room L of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale, Fresco, Roman
Wall painting from the west wall of Room L of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale
Roman
ca. 50–40 BCE
Wall painting from Room H of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale, Fresco, Roman
Wall painting from Room H of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale
Roman
ca. 50–40 BCE
Cubiculum (bedroom) from the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale, Fresco, Roman
Cubiculum (bedroom) from the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale
Roman
ca. 50–40 BCE
Bronze chariot inlaid with ivory, Bronze, ivory, Etruscan
Bronze chariot inlaid with ivory
Etruscan
2nd quarter of the 6th century BCE
Bronze statue of the emperor Trebonianus Gallus, Bronze, Roman
Bronze statue of the emperor Trebonianus Gallus
Roman
251–253 CE
Marble statue of Eirene (the personification of peace), Kephisodotos, Marble, Pentelic ?, Roman
Marble statue of Eirene (the personification of peace)
Kephisodotos
ca. 14–68 CE
Marble grave stele of a young woman and servant, Marble, Pentelic, Greek, Attic
Marble grave stele of a young woman and servant
Greek, Attic
ca. 400–390 BCE
Bronze diskos thrower, Bronze, Greek
Bronze diskos thrower
Greek
ca. 480–460 BCE
Marble statue of an old woman, Marble, Pentelic, Roman
Marble statue of an old woman
Roman
14–68 CE
Marble statue of a lion, Marble, Parian 2, Greek
Marble statue of a lion
Greek
ca. 400–390 BCE
Wall painting on black ground: landscape, from the imperial villa at Boscotrecase, Fresco, Roman, Pompeian
Wall painting on black ground: landscape, from the imperial villa at Boscotrecase
Roman, Pompeian
last decade of the 1st century BCE
Marble akroterion, Marble, Greek, Attic
Marble akroterion
Greek, Attic
ca. 350–325 BCE
Sardonyx cameo portrait of the Emperor Augustus, Sardonyx, Roman
Sardonyx cameo portrait of the Emperor Augustus
Roman
ca. 41–54 CE
Bronze statuette of a philosopher on a lamp stand, Bronze, Roman
Bronze statuette of a philosopher on a lamp stand
Roman
late 1st century BCE