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A work made of gessoed and gilded oak.

Stand for Candelabrum (Torchère), c.1685–90

A work made of stoneware (basaltware).

Wine Ewer, 1780–85

Wedgwood Manufactory

A work made of glass; lampwork (verre de nevers), metal armature.

Man with Arms Crossed in Front, c.1700–50

A work made of stoneware (basaltware).

Water Ewer, 1780–85

Wedgwood Manufactory

A work made of soft-paste porcelain, green ground, polychrome enamels, and gilding.

Salver presented to the Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria by King Louis XV of France, 1757, 1757

Manufacture nationale de Sèvres

A work made of oak, pine, mahogany, kingwood, gesso, paint, gilding, varnish, gilded bronze, leather, pewter, and iron.

Writing Desk, c. 1745–49

Jacques Dubois

A work made of oak, mahogany, kingwood, purple heart, and other woods, gilded bronze, and marble.

Chest of Drawers (Commode), 1770–80

Jean Henri Riesener

A work made of tin-glazed earthenware.

Dish Depicting King William III and Queen Mary II of England, c. 1688–1727

A work made of cherry, walnut, pine, brass, and iron.

Center Table, c. 1825

Josef Ulrich Danhauser

A work made of mahogany, maple, and modern reproduction upholstery.

Side Chair, c. 1835

Filipo Pelagio Palagi

A work made of soft-paste porcelain, turquoise blue ground, polychrome enamels, and gilding.

Plate ordered by Louis-René-Édouard, Prince de Rohan, 1771–72

Manufacture nationale de Sèvres

Elongated cabriole legs of carved mahogany support a cabinet veneered with mahogany and outlined by ebony mouldings. On the front panel of the cabinet the veneer is quartered and the mouldings bordered by carved rococo C-scrolls. A skirt of intricately carved scrolls, floral garlands and single blossoms frames the cabinet on three sides. This relief work and the galleried superstructure are painted, it appears, to simulate ivory.

Cabinet on Stand, c. 1760

William Vile

A work made of gessoed and gilded oak.

Stand for Candelabrum (Torchère), c.1685–90

A work made of soft-paste porcelain, dark blue ground, polychrome enamels, and gilding.

Plate ordered by Mr. Sudell (England), 1792

Manufacture nationale de Sèvres

A work made of soft-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels, and gilding.

Plate ordered by Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, 1784

Manufacture nationale de Sèvres

A work made of soft-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels, and gilding.

Plate ordered by William Beckford (England), 1792

Manufacture nationale de Sèvres

A work made of rosewood, walnut, fruitwood, ivory, gilded bronze, brass, and pewter.

Work Table, c. 1880

Maison Alphonse Giroux

A work made of soft-paste porcelain, turquoise-blue ground, polychrome enamels, and gilding.

Plate ordered by Empress Catherine II of Russia, 1778

Manufacture nationale de Sèvres

A work made of gilded silver and enameled copper.

Tea Bowl and Saucer, c. 1700

Matthäus Baur, II

A work made of gilded silver and enameled copper.

Tea Bowl and Saucer, c. 1700

Matthäus Baur, II

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