
The Diana and Minerva Commode
1773 · Marquetry of satinwood
Harewood House, West Yorkshire

1773 · Marquetry of satinwood
Harewood House, West Yorkshire

c. 1565-73 · Marble of different colours
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

c. 1902 · Walnut
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1760-90 · Mahogany
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

c. 1690 · Ebony veneer over a carcase
Cleveland Museum of Art, Gallery 215

c. 1900 · Case and carved elements in stained beech
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1777-1779 · Curly and grained maple veneer and mahogany
Kunstgewerbemuseum

c. 1750 · White oak carcase veneered with bloodwood
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

1580 · Walnut
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California

1788 · Carved and gilded walnut
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

circa 1810-1820 · Mahogany
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

c. 1850-1860 · Laminated and carved rosewood with rosewood...
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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