Europe

39"x19"x16" This 19th-century German chair by craftsman Jochim Albers is exemplary of the art of marquetry. Marquetry, also known as inlaid work, i...

36"x19"x19" This 19th-century German chair by craftsman Jochim Albers is exemplary of the art of marquetry. Marquetry, also known as inlaid work, i...

38"x19"x19" This 19th-century German chair by craftsman Jochim Albers is exemplary of the art of marquetry. Marquetry, also known as inlaid work, i...

(35.5"x43.5") The current oil on canvas painting is a 19th-century reproduction of Jan Barentsz. Muyckens’s (1595–1665) 1648 panel, Portrait of a M...

(31"x12"x10") This Belle Époque statuette of a danseuse (female ballet dancer) is carved from solid wood. The Belle Époque was a period in French h...

(29"x9"x9") This 19th-century sculpture by French artist Henry Fugère (1872–1944), depicts a determined warrior, who stands ready for action, looki...

12.5" x 6" The tradition of blue and white porcelain – as is seen in these trumpet vases – originated in the 17th century, when Dutch seamen and tr...

(26"x21"x16") 18th-century side table signed by French artist, Pierre Denizot. Both the base and legs of the table are crafted from oak, with the t...

71.5 x 45 x 14 This beautiful wardrobe is made of maple and cherry wood; its decorative key hole is made of brass. The piece’s natural brown hues l...

13.5" x 22" x 14.5" This 18th-century Dutch book press, more widely known as a screw press, is a device that belongs to the intricate art and histo...

(23"x27") In this charming artwork, 19th-century landscape painter Lodewijk Johannes Kleyn (1817–1897), offers a quiet glimpse of daily life; at th...

(23"x27") In this second, but equally charming 19th-century landscape, Lodewijk Johannes Kleyn (1817–1897), captures another corner of the Dutch ci...

(10"x9"x7") This late 19th-century brass pot was produced in England. The inside is coated with a layer of pewter to ensure that no brass encounter...

26" x 19.5" French artist Guillaume Larrue (1851–1935) was a successful and award-winning painter in his time, earning renown at salons and winning...

29"x15.5"x15.5" This 19th-century French side table features a green marble top with a three-step ebonized frame. The table is supported by a trian...

25.5" x 21.5" This late 18th-century English embroidery depicts the biblical scene of Moses meeting his future bride, Zipporah. The embroidery is s...

15" x 14" A 19th-century flower pot, decorated using the repoussé method. Derived from the French pousser, or “to push forward”, the repoussé techn...

(22"x13.5"x9") As the name suggests, smoker cabinets were furniture pieces explicitly produced to act as a “one stop spot” for a gentleman smoker i...

(19"x11.5"x10") This is a mid-19th-century samovar tea kettle. Samovar (meaning ‘self-brewing’) kettles originated in Russia in the 1840s, and quic...

33.5"x18"x13" This traditional 19th-century Windsor chair features an ergonomically carved saddle seat, and gently curved back consisting of six sl...

20"x22.5" This evocative print by Reinier Vinkeles (1741–1816) preserves a significant moment in Dutch history, recalling the aftermath of a catast...

34"x25" This lovely watercolour depicts a dancing Louis XIV (r. 1643–1715) in his finery. Louis XIV loved ballet and frequently danced in court bal...

37"x27"x26" This 18th-century carved walnut armchair is a fine example of a fauteuil à la reine. The fauteuil à la reine is a French armchair of gr...

(39"x27"x2") Fire screens were a necessity before the introduction of central heating. When homes were heated primarily through burning wood in fir...