European furniture and decorative arts has a long and varied history. The furnishings, art and accessories of continental Europe and England offer a seemingly endless variety of collecting categories from diverse periods such as William and Mary, Queen Anne and Louis the XIV. The most common categories that the Cobbs represent include carpets and rugs, furniture, paintings, prints, nautical art, glass, ceramics, silver, clocks, religious icons, needlework, miniatures, quilts, coverlets, ivory, pewter, and silhouettes.