16th century
59.69 x 55.88 x 172.72 cm (23 1/2 x 22 x 68 in.)
Walnut with a parquetry frieze
17th centuryDutchRed-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 CEChineseBronze; copper, silver, and bronze inlays
1st century BCE-1st century CERomanWood
15th centuryGermanMahogany and white pine with brass mounts
18th centuryAmericanIron
17th centuryGermanHan-dynasty nephrite disk; Qing-dynasty carved wood stand with bronze-inlaid imperial inscription on the reverse
18th centuryChineseMahogany and ebony (secondary woods: mahogany and pine), gilt-brass, and brass
19th centuryAmericanWalnut with upholstered seat
18th centuryBritishMahogany, maple, maple veneers, ormolu of pine, tulip and poplar
19th centuryAmericanMahogany
18th centuryBritish