The collection

Charles de Marquetel de Saint-Denis

Wedgwood · 1767–1780

Unglazed stoneware ("black basalt"); H x W x D: 7.6 x 5.8 x 0.6 cm (3 x 2 5/16 x 1/4 in.)

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Flavian Julia Helena

Wedgwood · 1767–1780

Unglazed stoneware ("black basalt"); H x W x D: 5.2 x 4.5 x 0.5 cm (2 1/16 x 1 3/4 x 3/16 in.)

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Chest of Drawers (commode)

Joseph Baumhauer · probably between 1767 and 1772 but possibly a decade earlier

oak veneered with tulipwood, kingwood, casuarina, and purplewood; gilded bronze mounts; breccia marble top

Public domain

Combined Toilet and Writing Table (toilette à transformations)

Jean-François Leleu · c. 1764/1775

veneered on oak with tulipwood, kingwood, pearwood, purplewood, sycamore, holly, boxwood, and ebony, some of the woods being originally stained green and other colors; drawers partially of mahogany; sparsely mounted with gilded bronze

Public domain

Ensign Lionel Robert Tollemache (1774–1793)

Richard Cosway · 1762

Ivory

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Writing Table with Mechanical Fittings (table à transformation)

Anonymous Artist · c. 1760/1770, altered extensively first half 19th century

veneered on oak with tulipwood, kingwood, sycamore, purplewood, boxwood, ebony, and other woods; gilded bronze mounts

Public domain