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Removed and Replacement Objects in the Mansion for Natural Beauties: Exquisite Works of Minerals and Gems February 2020 Removed and Replacement Objects in the Mansion for Natural Beauties: Exquisite Works of Minerals and Gems February 2020 Objects Removed from Mansion Entry Hall Picture Catalog # Tombstone Jardiniere with winter garden of a pair China, Beijing, 1790-95 62.1.1-2 Gold, jade, enamel, stone, wood, coral, glass Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (62.1.1-2) Pavilion Picture Catalog # Tombstone Figurine of Guanyin, Bodhisattva of Mercy China, 1800s 62.13.1 Jade Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (62.13.1) Figurine of Guanyin, Bodhisattva of Mercy China, 1800s 62.13.2 Jade Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (62.13.2) Covered vase Bejing, 1800s 62.10.1-3 White jade Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post (62.10.1-3) Incense burner China, 1800s 62.27.1-2 Jade Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (62.27.1-2) Buddha-hand citron China, 1700s 62.36 Jade Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (62.36) Snuff bottle China, 1800s 61.17 Agate, glass, metal Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (61.17) Removed and Replacement Objects in the Mansion for Natural Beauties: Exquisite Works of Minerals and Gems February 2020 Snuff bottle China, 1800s 61.34 Chalcedony, jadeite Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (61.34) Snuff bottle China, about 1800 61.21 Malachite, gold Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (61.21) Snuff bottle China, 1700s 61.13 Quartz, jadeite Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (61.13) Snuff bottle China, 1900s 61.3 Jade Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (61.3) Table top Probably Florence, early 1800s 32.17 XXXX Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (32.17) Portrait of Piotr Grigorevich Demidov After Vladimir Borovikosky, Russian (1757-1825) 51.67 Russia, about 1808 Oil on canvas, gilt wood Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (51.67) Tazza Russia, 1830s 21.101 Malachite Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (21.101) Pair of candelabras Russia, 1860s 21.102.1-2 Malachite, gilt bronze Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (21.102.1-2) Removed and Replacement Objects in the Mansion for Natural Beauties: Exquisite Works of Minerals and Gems February 2020 Drawing Room Picture Catalog # Tombstone Pot pourri vase Paris, 1770s 14.288.1-2 Lapis lazuli, gilt bronze Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (14.288.1-2) Horn Karl Rössler, jeweler 12.285.1-2 Vienna, 1890-1908 Silver, enamel, lapis lazuli, pearls Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (12.282.1-2) Snuff Box Paris, ca. 1785 11.2 Gold, moss agate Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (11.20) Box in the Shape of a Lady's Head London, ca. 1760 11.122 Agate, gold, enamel, diamonds Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (11.122) Goat-shaped Box Dresden, ca. 1760 11.135 Agate, gold, silver, diamonds, rubies Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (11.135) Table Demidov Factory, Russian (active XXX-XXX) Leuchtenberg bronze Factory, Russian (active XXX-XXX) 32.33 St. Petersburg, about 1851 Malachite, gilt bronze, wood, metal Museum Purchase in memory of Walter Beach and Eleanor Barzin, 2006 (32.33) Icon Room Picture Catalog # Tombstone Leaf-shaped box Firm of Fabergé, Russian (active 1842-1917) 11.219.1-2 Moscow, 1899-1908 Bloodstone, gold, diamonds Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (11.219.1-2) Removed and Replacement Objects in the Mansion for Natural Beauties: Exquisite Works of Minerals and Gems February 2020 Presentation box Alois Gustav Rockstuhl:miniature 11.106 Russia, 1855-1881 Agate, gold, miniature (?) Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (11.106) Snuffbox Probably Germany, 1700s Firm of Fabergé: gold setting Mikhail Perkhin, Workmaster St. Petersburg, 1886-98 11.62 Gold, diamonds, emeralds, amethyst quartz, spinel Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (11.62) Box Ekaterinburg, late 1800s 21.95 Jasper, lapis lazuli, agate Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (21.95) Seal Engraved with an unidentified coat-of-arms 21.43 Russia, Kolyvan, 1866 Jasper Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (21.43) Seal Engraved Nikolai Alexandrovich Sokolov, Russian composer 21.47 Russia, 1880s Jasper Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (21.47) Presentation Box St. Petersburg, 1800s 11.103 Rhodonite, gold, diamonds Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (11.103) Frame with photograph of Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna Firm of Fabergé, Russian (active 1842-1917) St. Petersburg, 1908-17 21.193 Rhodonite, gold, silver, enamel, diamonds, mother-of-pearl, photograph Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (21.193) Seal Russia, 1860s-70s 21.4 Nephrite Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (21.40) Removed and Replacement Objects in the Mansion for Natural Beauties: Exquisite Works of Minerals and Gems February 2020 Box Firm of Fabergé, Russian (active 1842-1917) Mikhail Perkhin, workmaster 11.64 St. Petersburgn 1886-98 Nephrite, gold, diamonds, ruby Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (11.64) Bust shaped seal of Russian poet Alexander Pushkin Engraved K. A. Pianitskii (Konstantin Alexandrovich Piatnitskii) 21.31 Yekaterinburg, 1860s Smoky quartz Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (21.31) Bust shaped seal of Russian author Ivan Krylov After a 1839 portrait by Karl Briullov, Russian (1799-1852) Engraved Kulibin 21.32 Yekaterinburg, 1860s Smoky quartz Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (21.32) Bust shaped seal of Russian hero Timofei Ermak After an 1821-24 print Ivan Stebakov's workshop, Russian (active 1845-after 1867) 21.33 Yekaterinburg, 1860s Smoky quartz Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (21.33) Bust shaped seal of Russian hero Ivan Susanin Ivan Stebakov's workshop, Russian (active 1845-after 1867) Engraved M. Karsakov (probably Mikhail S. Korsakov, general 21.36 governor of East Siberia 1861-71, 1826-1871) Yekaterinburg, 1861-62 Smoky quartz Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (21.36) Bust shaped seal of Russian hero Timofei Ermak After a model by Karl Briullov, published in 1821, Russian (1799-1852) Ivan Stebakov's workshop, Russian (active 1845-after 1867) 21.34 Yekaterinburg, 1860s Rock crystal Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (21.34) Bust shaped seal of probably Varangian chieftain Rurik Yekaterinburg, 1860s 21.35 Rock crystal Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (21.35) Removed and Replacement Objects in the Mansion for Natural Beauties: Exquisite Works of Minerals and Gems February 2020 Bust shaped seal of probably Russian playwright Alexander Ostrovsky After a 1871 potrait by Vasily Perov 21.37 Yekaterinburg, 1870s Rock crystal Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (21.37) Bust shaped seal of Russian Empress Catherine the Great Yekaterinburg, 1860s 21.38 Rock crystal Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (21.38) Seal Russia, 1800s 21.59 Rock crystal Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (21.67) Seal Engraved with the Orlov family coat-of-arms 21.61 Russia, after 1799 Rock crystal Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (21.61) Seal Engraved with unidentified initials 21.65 Russia, 1800s Rock crystal Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (21.65) Seal Engraved with Ekaterina Dolgorukaya's (Princess Yurevskaya) coat-of- arms 21.39 Russia, ca. 1880 Rock crystal Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (21.39) Seal Russia, late 1800s 21.42 smoky quartz Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (21.42) Seal Russia, 1800s 21.58 Smoky quartz Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (21.58) Seal with coat-of-arms of the Izvolsky family Russia, 1800s 21.5 Smoky quartz Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (21.50) Removed and Replacement Objects in the Mansion for Natural Beauties: Exquisite Works of Minerals and Gems February 2020 Weight shaped seal Russia, last quarter of the 1800s 21.52 Smoky crystal Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (21.52) Weight shaped seal Russia, last quarter of the 1800s 21.214 Smoky crystal Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (21.52) Figurine of a rabbit Western Europe (?) 21.24 Retailed by the firm of Fabergé, Russian (active 1842-1917) Amethyst, rubies Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (21.24) Figurine of a French Bulldog Western Europe (?), early 1900s 21.27 Agate, gold, emeralds Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (21.27) Table Russia, early 1800s 32.3 Steel, gilt bronze, malachite Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (32.3) First Floor Library Picture Catalog # Tombstone Vase of a pair Boulton, Matthew: mounts 22.1.1-2 Birmingham, 1770-80: mounts Derbyshire fluorspar (Blue John), gilt bronze Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (22.1.1-2) Frame with miniature of Eleanor Barzin Firm of Cartier, French (active 1847-present) 21.125.1-2 New York, 1935 Agate, gold, enamel, diamonds, turquoise Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (21.125.1-2) Frame with miniature portrait of Marjorie Merriweather Post Firm of Cartier, French (active 1847-present) Paris, about 1930 21.119.1-2 Malcolm Rae, miniature painter New York, about 1930 Agate, gold, enamel, rubies, watercolor on ivory Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (21.119.1-2) Removed and Replacement Objects in the Mansion for Natural Beauties: Exquisite Works of Minerals and Gems February 2020 Dining Room Picture Catalog # Tombstone Vase of a pair Thomire, Pierre-Philippe (attr.): mount 22.2.1-2 Paris, 1780-85 Red marble, gilt bronze Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (22.2.1-2) Lief from Mar-a-Lago's table Societa Civile Arte Del Mosaico, Manufacturer Joseph Urban, designer 33.5 Florence, 1928 wood, marble, lapis-lazuli, jasper, alabaster, chalcedony, shell, gabbro Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (33.50) One candelabra from a pair Ivan Ivanovich Galdberg, designer St. Petersburg, 1829 21.191.1 Lapis-lazuli, gilt bronze Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973 (21.191.1) Second Floor Hall Picture Catalog # Tombstone Clock St. Petersburg, about 1876 16.53 Malachite, gilt bronze, glass, brass Gift of Colonel Katherine E.
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