3492865 Library Table, 1879-82 (rosewood, brass, mother-of-pearl and abalone) by American School, (19th century); 152.4 long cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: Made by German-born Herter Brothers of New York for William Henry Vanderbilt\'s Fifth Avenue mansion as a monument to his power and prestige as the centrepiece of his library. The table top shows the stars at the time of his birth.).