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Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Flâneur

Having another look at the Metropolitan Museum.

Teapot in the form of an elephant

Teapot in the form of an elephant

Ralph Wood the Younger, second half 18th century

Lead-glazed earthenware

Ceramics-Pottery.

Mirror

Mirror

Johann Valentin Gevers, ca. 1710

Oak and pine veneered with tortoiseshell, silver, silver gilt, and green-stained ivory; mirror glass

Woodwork-Furniture.

Longcase astronomical regulator

Longcase astronomical regulator

Ferdinand Berthoud, ca. 1768–70

Case: oak veneered with ebony and brass, with gilt-bronze mounts; Dial: white enamel; Movement: gilded brass and steel

Horology.