Decorative Arts

Detail of Gouthiere gilt-bronze pot-pourri vase with head of a swan
Pierre Gouthière: Virtuoso Gilder at the French Court
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The Frick Collection presented the first exhibition on Pierre Gouthière (1732–1813), the great French bronze chaser and gilder who worked for Louis XV and Louis XVI.

Photograph of small eighteenth century writing table made of oak and maple, decorated with plaques of porcelain and gilt bronze.
Martin Carlin's Mechanical Table
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A vogue for furniture featuring secret compartments and complex mechanical devices swept France during the eighteenth century. Featured in the Cabinet was a mechanical reading and writing table with Sèvres porcelain plaques, attributed to Martin Carlin (c.

Blue and white porcelain vase with lid
The Arnhold Collection of Meissen Porcelain, 1710–50
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The Frick Collection exhibited a selection of Meissen porcelain from the collection of Henry Arnhold.

large dish painted with scene of mythological figures, ringed in white with decoration
Renaissance Maiolica from the Fontana Workshop
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Although it was not until 2008 that the first piece of maiolica entered The Frick Collection, it was an extraordinary debut: a large dish painted with a narrative scene, oristoriato, inspired by Marcantonio Raimondi's print after The Judgment of Paris by Raphael.

Marble table with male figure supports on a gold base.
Turkish Taste at the Court of Marie-Antoinette
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France has long been fascinated by the Ottoman Empire, and for hundreds of years the taste for turquerie was evident in French fashion, literature, theater and opera, painting, architecture, and interior decoration.

Frick Announces Major Gift of Decorative Arts and Pastels to be Shown in 2023
Gilt clock on top of a rhinocerous figure on a white marble stand
Frick Announces Major Gift of Decorative Arts and Pastels to be Shown in 2023
Meissen Bird Cage
Henry Arnhold’s Meissen Palace: Celebrating a Collector
Porcelain object in front of Ingres oil painting
Elective Affinities: Edmund de Waal at The Frick Collection
Porcelain object in front of Ingres oil painting
Elective Affinities: Edmund de Waal at The Frick Collection