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European Decorative Arts

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Ewer with Adam and Eve

Master IC (probably Jean Court or Jean de Court)
Enamel and gold on copper
about 1550–1575

Saltcellar

Earthenware with lead glaze
about 1555

Francis I of Cleves, Duke of Nevers

Léonard Limosin
Enamel and gold on copper; enameled copper and gilded wooden frame added in the 19th century
about 1556

Plaque with Odet de Coligny, Cardinal of Châtillon

Léonard Limosin
Enamel and gold on copper
about 1563–1567

The Children of Mars

Léonard Limosin
Enamel on copper
about 1570

Plaque with Saint Luke

Suzanne de Court
Enamel and gold on copper
about 1600

Watch in the Form of a Skull with Skeleton Hand

J. Perron watchmaker
Silver with steel and gilded brass
about 1675

Clock Watch with the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple

Robert Markham watchmaker
Augustin Heckel goldsmith
Gold with enamel, silver, steel, blued steel, and gilded brass
about 1730

Commode

Pierre Roussel
Oak with rosewood, tulipwood, holly, sycamore, and fruitwood veneers; gilded bronze mounts; and marble top
about 1750

Mantel Clock

Jacques Frédéric Houriet clockmaker
David-Louis Courvoisier clockmaker
Marble and gilded bronze with glass, enamel, brass, and steel
about 1785

Plaque Depicting Polish Soldiers

Jacques-Frédéric Kirstein
Gold with enamel and glass mount
about 1820

Notebook

House of Fabergé
Mikhail Perkhin goldsmith
Enamel on gold with diamonds
about 1900