16th century
87 x 83.8 x 83.8 cm (34 1/4 x 33 x 33 in.)
Mahogany with various veneers (oak), gilding and brass mounts
18th centuryBritishCarved wood, x shaped folding book stand
20th centuryTurkishBent laminated birch veneers, bent plywood
20th centuryBritish, EnglishCopper alloy
1st century BCE-1st century CERomanGilt bronze. 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 CEChineseLeaded bronze, silver and copper inlays
1st century BCE-1st century CERomanNegoro Lacquer: wood with orange and black lacquers
16th centuryJapaneseMahogany, maple, maple veneers, ormolu of pine, tulip and poplar
19th centuryAmericanWood and enameled steel
20th centuryFrenchWood
18th centuryChineseLeaded bronze
1st-3rd century CERoman