▁It ▁was ▁worked ▁and ▁car ved ▁with ▁decor ative ▁relief . ▁ ▁Form ing ▁a ▁" T " ▁off ▁of ▁the ▁right - hand ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁grand ▁hall ▁was ▁the ▁stone ▁grand ▁st air case , ▁with ▁a ▁huge ▁elabor ately ▁car ved ▁fire place ▁on ▁the ▁opposite ▁facing ▁wall . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁of ▁the ▁principal ▁rooms ▁upon ▁entering ▁the ▁grand ▁hall ▁from ▁the ▁east ▁was ▁the ▁ ▁library , ▁with ▁ 1 6 th ▁century ▁French ▁Renaissance ▁pan elling ▁covering ▁the ▁walls . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁opposite ▁side ▁was ▁the ▁ ▁par lor . ▁ ▁It ▁featured ▁pan elling ▁in ▁wal nut , ▁car ved ▁in ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁Gr in ling ▁Gib b ons . ▁ ▁Next ▁to ▁the ▁par lor ▁was ▁the ▁Louis ▁Qu in ze - style ▁ ▁sal on , ▁designed ▁and ▁built ▁in ▁Paris ▁by ▁Jules ▁All ard . ▁ ▁This ▁room ▁helped ▁launch ▁the ▁taste ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁for ▁French ▁ 1 8 th ▁century - style ▁inter iors . ▁ ▁Its ▁most ▁important ▁piece ▁of ▁furn iture ▁was ▁an ▁eb ony ▁secretary , ▁now ▁in ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art , ▁that ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁Jean ▁Henri ▁R ies ener ▁for ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁Marie ▁Anto in ette ▁at ▁the ▁Ch âteau ▁de ▁Saint - Cloud . ▁ ▁The ▁foc al ▁point ▁of ▁the ▁sal on ▁was ▁the ▁ce iling , ▁painted ▁with ▁a ▁myth ological ▁scenes ▁by ▁Paul - Jac ques - A im é ▁Baud ry . ▁He ▁had ▁recently ▁completed