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• "Peasants in an Extensive Landscape with Classical Ruins"
  Artist: Circle of Pierre Patel
  Date: 1605-1676
  Medium: Oil on Canvas
  Country: France
  Style: Landscape
  Dimensions: 24.75in x 30in
  


• "Flowers in a Terracotta Vase"
  Artist: Jean Baptiste Monnoyer
  Date: 1636-1699
  Medium: Oil on Canvas
  Country: France
  Style: Still Life
  Dimensions: 36.5in x 29in
  


• "Fishmongers on a Beach"
  Artist: Charles LaCroix de Marseilles
  Date: 1700-1782
  Medium: Oil on Canvas
  Country: France
  Style: Still Life
  Dimensions: 19.5in x 28.5in
  


• "Still Lifes with Carnations"
  Artist: French School
  Date: 18th Century
  Medium: Oil on Canvas
  Country: France
  Style: Still Life
  Dimensions: 25.25in x 19in
  


• "Peasants in an Extensive Landscape"
  Artist: Jean Pillement
  Date: 1728-1808
  Medium: Oil on Canvas
  Country: France
  Style: Landscape
  Dimensions: 24.25in x 29.25in
  


• "Stream in a Mountainous Landscape"
  Artist: Frederick William Hulme
  Date: 1816-1884
  Medium: Oil on Canvas
  Country: France
  Style: Landscape
  Dimensions: 29in x 48.75in
  


• Untitled
  Artist: Camille Corot
  Date: c. 1850
  Medium: Oil on Canvas
  Country: France
  Style: Landscape
  Dimensions: 29.5in x 24in
  


• "Lulled by the Moonlight"
  Artist: Albert C. Lebourg
  Date: 1849-1928
  Medium: Oil on Canvas
  Country: France
  Style: Landscape
  Dimensions: Unknown
  


• "A Cloudy Day"
  Artist: Robert Hatton Monks
  Date: 1865-1923
  Medium: Oil on Canvas
  Country: France
  Style: Still Life
  Dimensions: 11in x 14.75in
  


• "Still Life with Flowers in a Vase"
  Artist: Marcel Dyf
  Date: 1899-1985
  Medium: Oil on Canvas
  Country: France
  Style: Still Life
  Dimensions: 21.5in x 17.5in
  

• Five franc Coin featuring Louis-Phillipe
  Date: 1848
  Collection: World Coin Collection
  Dimensions: 1.5in diameter
  


• Coin from the reign of Emperor Ferdinand Maximilian
  Date: 1866
  Collection: World Coin Collection
  Dimensions: 1.5in diameter
  


• Coin issued during the Third Republic
  Date: 1936
  Collection: World Coin Collection
  Dimensions: .75in diameter
  

• Banquet
  Object ID: 02.03.167
  Collection: White Oaks Collection
  Artisan: Unknown
  Date: Unknown
  Material: Wood
  Dimensions: Unknown
  Description: French provincial style upholstered banquette with upholstered backrest, one arm, loose seat cushion and molded cabriole legs.
  


• China Cabinet
  Object ID: 02.03.091
  Collection: None
  Artisan: Unknown
  Date: Unknown
  Material: Wood
  Dimensions: 96in x 59in x 19in
  Description: French cabinet, wood; Plate on side reads: "This French cabinet was donated to Furman University by the Woodside Estate through Mrs. James H. Woodside."
  


• China Cabinet
  Object ID: 02.03.316
  Collection: None
  Artisan: Unknown
  Date: Unknown
  Material: Wood
  Dimensions: 94in x 59in x 18.8in
  Description: China cabinet with inscribed plaque on side: "French cabinet donated to Furman University by Woodside Estate of Mr. James H. Woodside." Many items inside by late Dr. Edwin McNeill Poteat.
  


• Chair
  Object ID: 02.03.135
  Collection: White Oaks Collection
  Artisan: Unknown
  Date: 1750-1775
  Material: Mahogany
  Dimensions: Unknown
  Description: Pair of George II carved mahogany armchairs in the French taste. Each with a cartouche-shaped backrest, the molded frame carved at the toprail with an anthemion, trailing husks, and the padded arms on molded and voluted supports, the serpentine seat raised on molded cabriole legs carved with flowerheads, covered in cream and rose silk. Has been reupholstered in yellow, pink, red Oriental fabric.
  

• Bookend
  Object ID: 02.04.017
  Collection: White Oaks Collection
  Artisan: Unknown
  Date: 1800-1999
  Material: Gilt-metal
  Dimensions: 4in tall
  Description: Pair of French gilt-metal and black slate bookends, one in the form of a cherub playing a lute on the back of a lion; the other a nude female figure on the back of a panther. Grouped together with 5 miniature volumes of Moore's poetry.
  


• Candlestick
  Object ID: 02.05.079
  Collection: White Oaks Collection
  Artisan: Unknown
  Date: 1800-1999
  Material: Patinated bronze, ormolu
  Dimensions: 15in tall
  Description: Pair of continental patinated bronze and ormolu candlesticks each in the form of a circular backplate surmounted by an eagle with patinated bronze urn-form support with cadeceus triple candlearms suspending a shade. Probably French or German.
  


• Candlestick
  Object ID: 02.05.095
  Collection: White Oaks Collection
  Artisan: Unknown
  Date: Unknown
  Material: Gilt-metal, glass
  Dimensions: 27in tall
  Description: Pair of French cut-glass and gilt-metal candlesticks in Empire style, now mounted as table lamps.
  


• Candy Dish
  Object ID: 04.04.083
  Collection: White Oaks Collection
  Artisan: Unknown
  Date: Unknown
  Material: Gilt-metal, glass
  Dimensions: 8in tall
  Description: Baccarat French gilt-metal mounted cut-glass candy dish of scallped shallow circular outline, on Louis XV style ormolu base. Has 4 feet.
  


• Figurine
  Object ID: 08.02.348
  Collection: White Oaks Collection
  Artisan: Unknown
  Date: 19th or 20th Century
  Material: Bronze
  Dimensions: 9in tall
  Description: Set of 4 continental bronze figures, each is a partially draped female figure, one with a robe, one with a wreath and a bird, one with a sickle, and one with a compote. Probably French or Italian, 19th/20th century, after the Antique.
  


• Figurine
  Object ID: 08.02.405
  Collection: White Oaks Collection
  Artisan: Unknown
  Date: Modern
  Material: Unknown
  Dimensions: 5.375in tall
  Description: French white biscuit small bust of a girl and a group of classical lovers on cobalt-blue bases. Spurious Sevres marks in blue.
  


• Jar
  Object ID: 04.04.092
  Collection: White Oaks Collection
  Artisan: Unknown
  Date: Unknown
  Material: Gilt-metal, glass
  Dimensions: 5.5in tall
  Description: French gilt-metal-mounted circular diamond-cut colorless glass covered jar.
  


• Lamp
  Object ID: 02.05.050
  Collection: White Oaks Collection
  Artisan: W.E. Browne Decorating Company
  Date: 19th Century
  Material: White marble, bronze
  Dimensions: 24in tall
  Description: 19th century French Ormolu white marble and patinated bronze bust of a gentleman, mounted as a lamp. Description from W.E. Browne Decorating Company: 1 bronze bust on marble and bronze dore base mounted as lamp- Circa 1798- finest quality- Rosseau
  


• Lamp
  Object ID: 02.05.080
  Collection: White Oaks Collection
  Artisan: Unknown
  Date: Unknown
  Material: Gilt-metal, glass
  Dimensions: 35in tall
  Description: French gilt-metal and cut-glass columnar lamp.
  


• Lamp
  Object ID: 02.05.106
  Collection: White Oaks Collection
  Artisan: Unknown
  Date: 19th Century
  Material: Gilt-metal
  Dimensions: 25in tall
  Description: French painted and gilt-decorated porcelain vase, mounted as a lamp. The vase has a pierced gilt rim, angular handles, classical painted banding and square base.
  


• Lamp
  Object ID: 02.05.164
  Collection: White Oaks Collection
  Artisan: Unknown
  Date: Modern
  Material: Glass, ormolu
  Dimensions: 31in tall
  Description: French milk glass and ormolu table lamp. New shade and finial purchased for this lamp, 9/2005.
  


• Plate
  Object ID: 04.04.027
  Collection: Wylie Collection
  Artisan: Unknown
  Date: Unknown
  Material: Unknown
  Dimensions: 8.25in diameter
  Description: French plate with gold leaves painted on a white ground and blue and green flowers on one side.
  


• Tureen
  Object ID: 04.04.135
  Collection: White Oaks Collection
  Artisan: Replica of Chelsea Porcelain original
  Date: Modern
  Material: Porcelain
  Dimensions: 9.5in long
  Description: French porcelain rabbit tureen and cover after a Chelsea porcelain original. The grey-spotted white rabbit is crouching and eating a leaf.