20th century
Cuban mahogany (fir)
18th centuryBritishLeaded bronze
2nd-3rd century CERomanWood
15th centuryGermanWalnut
17th centurySpanishMolded plywood, rubber, metal screws
20th centuryAmericanWood, painted, with metal fasteners
20th centuryDutchWood
18th-19th centuryBritishWalnut with inlaid wood and stucco
15th centuryItalianMixed media
17th centuryGermanMahogany with various veneers (oak), gilding and brass mounts
18th centuryBritishRed-lacquer-coated wood, the designs painted in black, green, and ochre lacquers on the red-lacquer ground; with a two-character inscription reading "Li Wang" inscribed in "lishu" (clerical script) on the underside in raw lacquer, the two-character inscription probably meaning "[Good] luck [to] Wang." Probably made in Sichuan province; probably recovered at Lelang (also spelled Lo-lang; Korean, Naknang), near T'o-sông-ni, southwest of P'yôngyang, Korea.
1st century CEChineseCarved, polychromed and gilded pine wood
16th centurySpanish