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  • Fabrique Gaspard Robert, Terrine, Marseille, vers 1765-1770
    4 juin 2008, par FABIEN

    Faïence stannifère, émaux de petit feu H. 30,5 ; L. 38,3 ; l. 27,5 cm Don Félix Doistau, 1922 Inv. 22986 © Les Arts Décoratifs Si vous souhaitez utiliser ce visuel, veuillez contacter la photothèque Apparenté à la famille Clérissy, fondatrice de la première faïencerie marseillaise au faubourg de Saint-Jean-du-Désert, Gaspard Robert (v. 1722- 1799) créa son propre établissement en 1753 et donna rapidement un grand développement à ses ateliers qui comptèrent jusqu’à vingt-huit apprentis. (…)

  • 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 (…)

  • 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. (…)

  • De Grieksche A Manufactory, Porcelain potiche vase, Delft (Netherlands), c. 1710
    19 July 2017, by FABIEN

    Grand feu faience Stamp painted in blue: PAK 77 x 46 cm Bequest of Alexandrine Grandjean, Grandjean collection, 1923 Inv. GR 172 © Les Arts Décoratifs If you would like to use this image, please contact the Picture Library This large lidded “potiche” vase, dating from about 1710, was probably the central element of a five-piece garniture (decorative set) that also comprised cornet and bottle vases. Its impressive outline, swollen belly and harmonious proportions were inspired by (…)

  • Saint-Cloud Manufactory, Two cornet and two bottle vases, c. 1700
    19 July 2017, by FABIEN

    Soft-paste porcelain, blue underglaze decoration Cornet vases: H. 20.8 cm; Diam. 9.8 cm, acquired through the bequest of Alfred Louis Emmanuel Beurdeley, 1921, Inv. 22281 A-B Bottle vases: H. 21 cm; Diam. 7.6 cm, purchase, 1930, Inv. 27643 A-B © Les Arts Décoratifs If you would like to use this image, please contact the Picture Library In 1672, Louis Poterat was granted a royal privilege to make porcelain in Rouen. Although of great quality, his output was limited and production came to (…)

  • 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 (…)

  • Pierre Gole (1620-1684) (attrib. to), Coffer cabinet, Paris, c. 1655
    19 July 2017, by FABIEN

    Resinous wood, veneer of tortoiseshell, ivory, tinted ivory, ebony, amaranth, walnut, pearwood, yew, barberry, end-cut wood Coffer: 23.8 x 47.7 x 34 cm Base: 63.2 x 60 x 40 cm Acquired with the support of Michel and Hélène David-Weill, 2002 Inv. 2002.56.1.1-2 © Les Arts Décoratifs If you would like to use this image, please contact the Picture Library This coffer was designed to be movable. It stands on four small toupie legs made of ivory; the lid and four sides are decorated with (…)

  • 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 (…)

  • Double commode with corner cupboards, Paris, c. 1725
    19 July 2017, by FABIEN

    Carcase of oak and resinous wood, rosewood and curly walnut veneer, gilt bronze, rance marble 84 x 282 x 82.5 cm Purchased with the support of the Heritage Fund, 2006 Inv. 2006.1.1 © Les Arts Décoratifs If you would like to use this image, please contact the Picture Library This commode, designed for a state bedroom, is remarkable in more ways than one. At almost three meters long, it is the largest eighteenth-century French commode; few quality commodes measure even half that length! (…)