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Monumental vase, Georges Hoentschel  French, Glazed stoneware, French, Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye
Georges Hoentschel
Emile Grittel
1899–1900
Celestial globe with clockwork, Gerhard Emmoser  German, Case: partially gilded silver, gilded brass; movement: brass, steel, Austrian, Vienna
Gerhard Emmoser
1579
Display dish with Charles II (1630–1685) in a tree, Thomas Toft, Slip-decorated earthenware, British, Staffordshire
Thomas Toft
ca. 1680
The Backgammon Players, Philip Webb  British, Painted pine, oil paint on leather, brass, copper, British
Multiple artists/makers
1861
Coin cabinet, Charles Percier  French, Mahogany (probably Swietenia mahagoni), applied and inlaid silver, French, Paris
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1809–19
Plate, Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, St. Petersburg  Russian, Hard-paste porcelain, Russian, St. Petersburg
Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, St. Petersburg
1755–60
Perseus with the Head of Medusa, Antonio Canova  Italian, Marble, Italian, Rome
Antonio Canova
Count Jan and Countess Valeria Tarnowski
1804–6
Teakettle, lamp, and table, Simon Pantin I  British, Silver, wood, British, London
Simon Pantin I
1724–25
Writing table (bureau plat), Gilles Joubert  French, Lacquered oak, gilt-bronze mounts, lined with modern leather, French, Paris
Gilles Joubert
1759
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
Rolltop desk, David Roentgen  German, Oak, cherry, pine, mahogany, veneered with maple, burl woods, holly, hornbeam (all partially stained), tulipwood, mahogany, and other woods; mother-of-pearl; partially gilded and tooled leather; gilt bronze, iron, steel, brass, partially gold-lacquered brass, German, Neuwied am Rhein
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1776–79
Striding Pan, Andrea Briosco, called Riccio  Italian, Bronze, Italian, Padua
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
Jean-François Oeben
Roger Vandercruse, called Lacroix
ca. 1761–63
Boiserie from the Hôtel de Varengeville, Carved, painted, and gilded oak, French, Paris
French, Paris
ca. 1736–52, with later additions
The Holy Family with Saints Anne and Joachim, Diego de Pesquera  Spanish, Wood, painted and gilt, Spanish, Granada
Diego de Pesquera
1567–68
Spoon holder, Christopher Dresser  British, Scottish, Silver-plated brass, ebony, British, Birmingham or London
Christopher Dresser
Hukin & Heath
ca. 1878–81
Chalice à soleil, Gilded silver, French, Paris
French, Paris
1532–33
Lion (one of a pair), Johann Gottlieb Kirchner  German, Hard-paste porcelain, German, Meissen
Johann Gottlieb Kirchner
Meissen Manufactory
ca. 1732
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
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
Multiple artists/makers
1763–71
Center table, Imperial Armory, Tula (south of Moscow), Russia, Steel, silver, gilt copper, gilt brass, basswood; replaced mirror glass, Russian, Tula
Imperial Armory, Tula (south of Moscow), Russia
ca. 1780–85
Marsyas, Balthasar Permoser  German, Marble on a black marble socle inlaid with light marble panels, German, executed Rome or Florence
Balthasar Permoser
ca. 1680–85
Processional cross, Partly gilt silver, niello, and copper with traces of gilding, over wood, Italian, Florence
Italian, Florence
ca. 1460–80
Goblet, Glass, enameled and gilded, Italian, Venice, Murano
Italian, Venice, Murano
ca. 1475–1500 (modern foot)
Shrine, Matthias Walbaum  German, Ebony, silver, gilded silver, gouache on parchment, German, Augsburg
Matthias Walbaum
Anton Mozart
1598–1600
Ewer (Brocca), Medici Porcelain Manufactory  Italian, Soft-paste porcelain decorated in underglaze blue, Italian, Florence
Medici Porcelain Manufactory
ca. 1575–87
Stove, David II Pfau, Faience (tin-glazed earthenware), Swiss, Winterthur
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1684–85
Adam, Auguste Rodin  French, Bronze, French, Paris
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
Edgar Degas
A. A. Hébrard
1922 (cast), 2018 (tutu)
The Deluge, Valentin Bousch  French, Glass, painted and stained, French, Lorraine, Metz
Valentin Bousch
1531
La Crainte des Traits de l'Amour, Jean-Louis Lemoyne, Marble, French, Paris
Jean-Louis Lemoyne
1739–40
Bottle cooler from the Louis XV service (seau à bouteille), Vincennes Manufactory  French, Soft-paste porcelain decorated in polychrome enamels, gold, French, Vincennes
Vincennes Manufactory
Jean-Claude Duplessis
1754
Wall fountain, Simone Mosca  Italian, Grey sandstone (pietra serena), Italian, Florence
Simone Mosca
1527–34
Boiserie from the Hôtel de Cabris, Grasse, Carved, painted, and gilded oak, French, Paris
French, Paris
ca. 1774, with later additions
Paris, Antico (Pier Jacopo Alari Bonacolsi)  Italian, Bronze, partially fire-gilt, silver inlay, Italian, Mantua
Antico (Pier Jacopo Alari Bonacolsi)
ca. 1518–1524
Harlequina, Franz Anton Bustelli  Swiss, Hard-paste porcelain, German, Nymphenburg
Franz Anton Bustelli
Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory
ca. 1763
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
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1565–73
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
Patio from the Castle of Vélez Blanco, Marble of Macael (Sierra de Filabres), Spanish, Almería
Spanish, Almería
1506–15