The bird statue that Celeste Holm examines on the fireplace mantle is none other than the Maltese Falcon from the eponymous movie of the same name starring Humphrey Bogart as private eye Sam Spade originally written by mystery writer Dashiell Hammett.
Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (7 June 1848 - 8 May 1903) was a French Post-Impressionist artist who was not well appreciated until after his death. Gauguin is now recognized for his experimental use of color and synthetist style that were distinctly different from Impressionism.