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  • Armchair, Paris, c. 1720
    19 July 2017, by FABIEN

    Carved and gilt beech 112 x 76 x 63 cm Gift of Rodolphe Kahn, 1888 Inv. 4563 © Les Arts Décoratifs If you would like to use this image, please contact the Picture Library The frame of this armchair is carved with bulrushes entwined by acanthus leaves interspersed with shells; it indicates the newly important role of sculptors in the art of seat-making, working closely with chair makers and gilders within the highly regulated Parisian guild system. The French Régence style, which lasted (…)

  • Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier (1695-1750), Claude Duvivier (c. 1688-1747), Candlestick, Paris, 1734-1735
    19 July 2017, by FABIEN

    Silver 38.5 x 21.5 cm Gift of David and Flora David-Weill, 1937 Inv. 32632 © Les Arts Décoratifs If you would like to use this image, please contact the Picture Library The effects of contrast and dynamism in this object represent a complete transformation of the traditional candlestick form. The piece is enfolded by a spiral that starts at the symmetrical base and is accentuated by the contrast between the ascending and descending elements. Opposing forces seem to be at work here, (…)

  • Meissen Manufactory, Luncheon case, c. 1780-1790
    20 July 2017, by FABIEN

    Hard-paste porcelain, overglaze polychrome enamels, gold highlights Case upholstered in leather and silk Tray: underglaze blue mark with crossed swords and star, impressed mark “32,” incised mark “2.” Coffee pot: underglaze blue mark with crossed swords and star, incised “K.” Milk jug: underglaze blue mark with crossed swords and star. Sugar bowl, cup and saucer: overglaze blue mark with crossed swords and star. Case: 17.5 x 38.5 x 29 cm Gift of Marquise Arconati-Visconti, 1909 Inv. (…)

  • Armchair, Probably Paris, c. 1670-1680
    19 July 2017, by FABIEN

    Carved and gilt beech, modern upholstery 114.7 x 70 x 80 cm Bequest of Émile Peyre, 1905 Inv. PE 704 © Les Arts Décoratifs / photo: Jean Tholance If you would like to use this image, please contact the Picture Library The structure of this chair reflects the new taste for comfort and luxury that emerged in the second half of the seventeenth century. The high, slightly backward-leaning back, designed to support the shoulders, took over from the low, wide back popularized by Abraham (…)

  • The Autruche factory (attrib. to), Dish with central boss, Nevers, c. 1660
    18 July 2017, by FABIEN

    Nevers, c. 1660 Faience, stanniferous enamel, grand feu decoration 6.7 cm x 50.2 x 41.3 cm Purchase, 1887 Inv. 3952 © Les Arts Décoratifs If you would like to use this image, please contact the Picture Library In the first half of the seventeenth century, Nevers became the principal center of production of French faience, taking over from Lyon and Rouen which had dominated in the previous century. This success was undoubtedly due to the patronage of the dukes of Nevers, princes of the (…)

  • Buffet and hutch, Probably Paris, c. 1730
    19 July 2017, by FABIEN

    Carved waxed oak, iron 320 x 188 x 67 cm Purchase, 1949 Inv. 36189 © Les Arts Décoratifs If you would like to use this image, please contact the Picture Library The buffet, whose form derived from the armoire à deux corps (cupboard on chest), is distinguished from the latter by its two parts of different heights – a lower part at elbow height with a projecting ledge, and a far more elaborate upper part. Specifically designed for dining rooms, it was made of solid walnut or oak for (…)

  • André-Charles Boulle (1642-1732) (attrib. à), Paire de bras de lumière, Paris, vers 1715-1720
    3 juin 2008, par FABIEN

    Bronze doré H. 52 ; l. 23 cm (chacun) Don Ernest Grandidier, 1906 Inv. 12789 A-B © Les Arts Décoratifs / photo : Jean Tholance Si vous souhaitez utiliser ce visuel, veuillez contacter la photothèque Au cours du premier tiers du XVIIIe siècle, le bronze doré prend une importance nouvelle dans le mobilier : les meubles se couvrent de bronzes d’applique qui soulignent le décor et protègent les arêtes et l’extrémité des pieds ; les cheminées se parent de chenets somptueusement décorés ; les (…)

  • Paul Vredeman de Vries (1567-after 1630) and Adriaen van Nieulandt (1587-1658), “Solomon and the Queen of Sheba”, Amsterdam, c. 1610
    18 July 2017, by FABIEN

    Oil on canvas 158 x 198 cm Gift of Michel-Victor Cruchet, 1896 Inv. 8516 A © Les Arts Décoratifs If you would like to use this image, please contact the Picture Library Paul Vredeman de Vries, who trained in the workshop of his father (an architect, engineer and painter), made a name for himself in the highly specific genre of architectural painting at the turn of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. He stood out for his original and poetic style among the Mannerist painters at the (…)

  • Gaspard Robert Factory, Terrine, Marseilles, c. 1765-1770
    19 July 2017, by FABIEN

    Stanniferous faience, petit feu enamel 30.5 x 38.3 x 27.5 cm Gift of Félix Doistau, 1922 Inv. 22986 © Les Arts Décoratifs If you would like to use this image, please contact the Picture Library Gaspard Robert (c. 1722- 1799), related to the Clérissy family that founded the first pottery works in Marseilles (in the district of Saint-Jean-du-Désert), set up his own establishment in 1753. Before long, his workshops employed as many as twenty-eight apprentices. His abundant output included (…)

  • Boiseries du salon de l’hôtel Talairac, Paris, vers 1790
    5 juin 2008, par FABIEN

    Chêne et résineux peint et doré, cheminée en marbre rouge griotte et bronze doré ; miroir Legs Adèle Denouille, 1923 Inv. 21246 A-M et 21247 © Les Arts Décoratifs / photo : Philippe Chancel Si vous souhaitez utiliser ce visuel, veuillez contacter la photothèque Dans les années 1780, le quartier de la Chaussée d’Antin à Paris se transforma complètement. Ces terrains maraîchers se couvrirent d’édifices construits par les architectes les plus novateurs – Ledoux, Brongniart, Bélanger… – (…)