c. 1750
actual: 75.88 x 83.5 x 44.45 cm (29 7/8 x 32 7/8 x 17 1/2 in.)
Oak and white painted tubular metal
20th centuryFrenchRed-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
2nd century BCE-1st century CERomanIron
17th centuryGermanMahogany with various veneers (oak), gilding and brass mounts
18th centuryBritishMahogany
18th centuryBritishWood
BritishLeaded bronze
1st-3rd century CERomanWalnut with carved and burned decoration
15th centuryItalianPainted beech and modern upholstery
18th centuryBritishLeaded bronze
7th-6th century BCEItalic