R.’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Desk
Attributed to R. J. Horner and Company (American, active 1886–c. 1915) New York

Side Chair
Attributed to R. J. Horner and Company (American, active 1886–c. 1915) New York

Hinoki
Charles Ray American, born 1953

Armor for Field and Tournament
Jörg T. Sorg, the Younger, after German, Augsburg, active 1502-1542

Field Armor
German, Augsburg

Infantry Armor
North German

Punch Bowl
Chased by Eugene J. Soligny (American, c. 1833–1901) Tiffany and Company (American, founded 1837) New York

Fern and Daisy Perfume Bottle (no. 2661)
Tiffany and Company (American, founded 1837) New York

Composite Armor for Heavy Cavalry (Cuirassier)
South German, Nuremberg

Armchair
J. S. Ford, Johnson and Company (American, 1872–early 20th century) Chicago

Half Armor
Italian

Elements of an Armor Garniture for the Field, Joust, and Tourney of a Radziwill Prince of Poland and Lithuania
South German; Augsburg

Zeitnot
Mirosław Bałka Polish, born 1958

Pair of Sinumbra Lamps
Cornelius and Company (American, 1839–1851)

Pair of Wine Coolers
Chased by Eugene J. Soligny (American, c. 1833–1901) Tiffany and Company (American, founded 1837) New York

Handkerchief
Printed by R.G. Anderston and Company (Scottish, 19th century) Scotland, Printfield

Landscape in the Style of Ancient Masters: colophon by Lu Hui, dated 1912
Lu Hui (Chinese, 1851-1920)

Girandoles
Isaac F. Baker (American, active mid-19th century) Made by Cornelius and Company (American, 1839–1851) Philadelphia

Loving Cup
Lebolt & Co. (American, founded 1899) Chicago

Composition in Brown
R. G. Gillet French, born 1939