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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

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

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

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

Settee (one of a pair) (part of a set), Johann Michael Bauer German, born Westheim, Carved, painted and gilded linden wood; squab pillow in silk velvet (not original), German, Würzberg — Settee (one of a pair) (part of a set)
Johann Michael Bauer
ca. 1763–64

Tapestry Room from Croome Court, Robert Adam British, Scottish, Plaster, pine, mahogany, bronze-gilt, marble, lapis lazuli, steel; wool and silk (22-24 warps per inch, 9-10 per centimeter), British, Worcestershire with French, Paris (Gobelins) tapestry — Tapestry Room from Croome Court
Multiple artists/makers
1763–71

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

Rothschild lamp, Andrea Briosco, called Riccio Italian, Bronze, on a later wood base, Italian, Padua — Rothschild lamp
Andrea Briosco, called Riccio
ca. 1510–20

A Hypocrite and a Slanderer, Franz Xaver Messerschmidt German, Tin alloy, Austrian, probably Pressburg (Bratislava) — A Hypocrite and a Slanderer
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
ca. 1770–83

Hunters in a Landscape, Anonymous, 16th century, Wool, silk (14 warps per inch; 5-6 per cm), British, probably London — Hunters in a Landscape
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1575–95

Striding Pan, Andrea Briosco, called Riccio Italian, Bronze, Italian, Padua — Striding Pan
Andrea Briosco, called Riccio
1530–1539

Center table, Imperial Armory, Tula (south of Moscow), Russia, Steel, silver, gilt copper, gilt brass, basswood; replaced mirror glass, Russian, Tula — Center table
Imperial Armory, Tula (south of Moscow), Russia
ca. 1780–85

Cabinet, Jean Brandely French, Oak veneered with cedar, walnut, ebony and ivory; silvered-bronze mounts, French, Paris — Cabinet
Multiple artists/makers
1867

Chalice à soleil, Gilded silver, French, Paris — Chalice à soleil
French, Paris
1532–33

Lion (one of a pair), Johann Gottlieb Kirchner German, Hard-paste porcelain, German, Meissen — Lion (one of a pair)
Johann Gottlieb Kirchner
Meissen Manufactory
ca. 1732

Monteith with the Gibbs and Nelthorpe coats of arms, Engraved glass, British — Monteith with the Gibbs and Nelthorpe coats of arms
British
1700

Henri d'Albret (1503–55), King of Navarre, Léonard Limosin French, Enamel, painted on copper and partly gilded, French, Limoges — Henri d'Albret (1503–55), King of Navarre
Léonard Limosin
1556

Ewer, Lead-glazed earthenware inlaid with slip, with molded ornament, French, Saint-Porchaire or Paris — Ewer
French, Saint-Porchaire or Paris
ca. 1550

Ewer (Brocca), Medici Porcelain Manufactory Italian, Soft-paste porcelain decorated in underglaze blue, Italian, Florence — Ewer (Brocca)
Medici Porcelain Manufactory
ca. 1575–87

Adam, Auguste Rodin French, Bronze, French, Paris — Adam
Auguste Rodin
modeled 1880 or 1881, cast 1910

The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer, Edgar Degas French, Partially tinted bronze, cotton tarlatan, silk satin, and wood, French, Paris — The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer
Edgar Degas
A. A. Hébrard
1922 (cast), 2018 (tutu)

Dining room from Lansdowne House, Robert Adam British, Scottish, Wood, plaster, stone, British — Dining room from Lansdowne House
Multiple artists/makers
1766–69

Coffeepot, François Thomas Germain French, Silver with ebony handle, French, Paris — Coffeepot
François Thomas Germain
1757

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

The Farnese Table, Jacopo [Giacomo] Barozzi da Vignola Italian, Marble of different colors, semiprecious stones, Egyptian alabaster, residue of paint of different colors on the piers, Italian, Rome — The Farnese Table
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1565–73

Harlequina, Franz Anton Bustelli Swiss, Hard-paste porcelain, German, Nymphenburg — Harlequina
Franz Anton Bustelli
Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory
ca. 1763

Winter, Jean Antoine Houdon French, Bronze, French, Paris — Winter
Jean Antoine Houdon
1787

Ewer from Burghley House, Lincolnshire, Hard-paste porcelain, gilded silver, British, London mounts and Chinese porcelain — Ewer from Burghley House, Lincolnshire
British, London mounts and Chinese porcelain
Chinese porcelain 1573– ca. 1585, British mounts ca. 1585

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

Boiserie from the Hôtel de Varengeville, Carved, painted, and gilded oak, French, Paris — Boiserie from the Hôtel de Varengeville
French, Paris
ca. 1736–52, with later additions

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 — Seasons and Elements (Air) (set of four)
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1683

Bowl with The Virgin and the Unicorn and arms of Matthias Corvinus and Beatrice of Aragon, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Italian, Pesaro — Bowl with The Virgin and the Unicorn and arms of Matthias Corvinus and Beatrice of Aragon
Italian, Pesaro
probably ca. 1486–88

Processional cross, Partly gilt silver, niello, and copper with traces of gilding, over wood, Italian, Florence — Processional cross
Italian, Florence
ca. 1460–80

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