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Bust of Alexander Menshikov, ca. 1703–4
Anonymous (possibly Swiss, Austrian, or German artist, active in Russia or Austria)
Red pine, wrought iron; H. 30 7/8 in. (78.4 cm), with socle
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Wrightsman Fund, 1996 (1996.7)
Tureen with Cover, 18th century (ca. 1736–40)
Vienna Factory, Du Paquier Period
Hard-paste porcelain; L. 16 3/8 in. (41.6 cm), H. 10 5/8 in. (27 cm)
The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982 (1982.60.330a, b)
Covered Cup and Saucer
Saint Petersburg, Imperial Russian Porcelain Manufactory, ca. 1760
Hard-paste porcelain; H. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)
The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982 (1982.60.172–.173)
Tureen with cover and stand, from the Orloff service, 1770–71
Paris, Jacques Nicolas Roettiers
Silver; H. 11 in. (27.9 cm)
The Rogers Fund, 1933 (33.165.2a–c)
Center Table, ca. 1780–85
Russian (Tula, Imperial Armory)
Steel, silver, gilded copper, and poplar; H. 27 1/2 in. (69.9 cm)
Purchase, The Annenberg Foundation Gift, 2002 (2002.115)
Vases (pair), 18th–19th century (ca. 1795–1800)
Nikolai Stepanovich Vereshchagin
Walrus and elephant ivory; H. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm)
Purchase, Friends of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Gifts, 1998 (1998.13.1, 2)