Chinoiserie panel, possibly from a sedan chair (ca. 1745)
Georges Hoentschel
France
Oil on walnut panel
25⅝ x 22½ in. (65.1 x 57.2 cm)


The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1906 (07.225.304). Image copyright © The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

From the exhibition: Salvaging the Past: Georges Hoentschel and French Decorative Arts from The Metropolitan Museum of Art




Ordinary Safety Pin (ca. 1935)


From the exhibition:

Confluences: An American Expedition to Northern Burma, 1935

Desk chair (1805-08)
Georges Hoentschel
France
Mahogany, gilt bronze, cut satin-velvet upholstery
34½ x 23½ x 25½ in. (87.6 x 59.7 x 64.8 cm)


The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1906 (07.225.53). Image copyright © The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

From the exhibition:

Salvaging the Past: Georges Hoentschel and French Decorative Arts from The Metropolitan Museum of Art




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