Louvre Museum - Decorative Arts Collection Photos

The Louvre Museum in Paris displays large collections of metal, glass, porcelain and mineral decorative arts.

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Denon & Richelieu Pavilions of Louvre Palace with glass & steel Pyramid between. Paris, France.Ivory diptych panel with a triumphant emperor at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Ivory plaques of Evangelists Mark & Luke at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Ivory plaques of Evangelists Matthew & John at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Denon & Richelieu Pavilions of Louvre Palace with glass & steel Pyramid between. Paris, France.Ivory diptych panel with a triumphant emperor (Justinian?) (1st half 6thC) at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Ivory plaques of Evangelists Mark & Luke (2nd half 12thC) at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Ivory plaques of Evangelists Matthew & John (2nd half 12thC) at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Ivory head of Bishop's staff from Italy at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Ivory diptych with scenes from Passion, Ascension & Pentecost at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Ivory comb with miniature portraits from Northern France at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Ivory sleeping infant crowned with laurel wreath leaning on skull & hourglass symbolic of Vanity from Germany at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Ivory head of Bishop's staff (Crosier) (end 12thC) from Italy at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Ivory diptych with scenes from Passion, Ascension & Pentecost (2nd quarter 14thC) at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Ivory comb with miniature portraits (1st half 16thC) from Northern France at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Ivory sleeping infant crowned with laurel wreath leaning on skull & hourglass symbolic of Vanity (17thC) from Germany at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Egyptian or Roman porphyry vase mounted to form Eagle from St Denis at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Bejeweled binding box for manuscript with crucifixion & symbols of evangelists from Germany at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Reliquary for arm of Charlemagne from Liege at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Arm Reliquary for St Luke from Naples at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Egyptian or Roman porphyry vase mounted to form Eagle (before 1147) from St Denis at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Bejeweled binding box for manuscript with crucifixion & symbols of evangelists (1st half 11thC) from Germany at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Reliquary for arm of Charlemagne (c1165-70) from Liege at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Arm Reliquary for St Luke (1336-8) from Naples at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Rock crystal ewer with gold & silver mountings from France at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Copper griffon aquamanile from Lower Saxony at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Bronze lion aquamanile from Lower Saxony at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Copper griffon aquamanile from Nuremberg at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Rock crystal ewer (15thC) with gold & silver mountings (15th or 16thC) from France at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Copper griffon aquamanile (c1200) from Lower Saxony at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Bronze lion aquamanile (2nd half 13thC) from Lower Saxony at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Copper griffon aquamanile (c1400) from Nuremberg at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Bronze lion aquamanile from Lower Saxony at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Bronze statuette of Jason fighting Dragon from Augsburg, Germany at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Gilded silver ewer by François Creps? Of Paris at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Platter set with cameos from Germany at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Bronze lion aquamanile (c1400) from Lower Saxony at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Bronze statuette of Jason fighting Dragon (end of 16thC) from Augsburg, Germany at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Gilded silver ewer (1581-2) by François Creps? Of Paris at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Platter set with cameos (mid 17thC) from Germany at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Gilded silver mounted nautilus shell cup by Ulricht Ment of Augsburg, Germany at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Silver tea service by Charles-Nicolas Odiot of Paris at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Silver tea & coffee service by François-Désiré Froment-Meurice of Paris at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Silver & ivory tea fountain by Charles-Nicolas Odiot of Paris at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Gilded silver mounted nautilus shell cup (1620-5) by Ulricht Ment of Augsburg, Germany at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Silver tea service (1826-8) by Charles-Nicolas Odiot of Paris at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Silver tea & coffee service (c1839) by François-Désiré Froment-Meurice of Paris at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Silver & ivory tea fountain (c1840) by Charles-Nicolas Odiot of Paris at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Silver tea fountain by Marc-Augustin Lebrun of Paris at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Silver coffee pot with dragon motif by Marc-Augustin Lebrun of Paris at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Charity glazed clay plaque by Fontainebleau workshop at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Rustic glazed clay basin at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Silver tea fountain (c1845) by Marc-Augustin Lebrun of Paris at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Silver coffee pot with dragon motif (c1840-5) by Marc-Augustin Lebrun of Paris at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Charity glazed clay plaque (end 16th - start 17thC) by Fontainebleau (Avon?) workshop at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Rustic glazed clay basin (end 16th - start 17thC) at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Glazed clay gondolas with Venus + Bacchus & Ceres by Fontainebleau workshop at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Faience pitcher from Florence, Italy at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Faience anthropomorphic pitcher from Faenza, Italy at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Faience plate with rabbit design from Andalusia, Spain at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Glazed clay gondolas with Venus + Bacchus & Ceres (start 17thC) by Fontainebleau (Avon?) workshop at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Faience pitcher (c1430) from Florence, Italy at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Faience anthropomorphic pitcher (c1480) from Faenza, Italy at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Faience plate with rabbit design (16thC) from Andalusia, Spain at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Porcelain bust of Napoleon I & relief plaques portraying themes of Napoleon by Sevres Manuf. at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Porcelain relief plaque portraying Napoleon as restorer of liberty by Sevres Manuf. at Louvre Museum. Paris, France."Cordelier" vase by Pierre-Philippe Thomire of Sevres Manuf. at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Fuseau vase of Madame Mère with image of Napoleon by Sevres Manuf. at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Porcelain bust of Napoleon I (1811) & relief plaques (1808-11) portraying themes of Napoleon by Sevres Manuf. at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Porcelain relief plaque (1808-11) portraying Napoleon as restorer of liberty by Sevres Manuf. at Louvre Museum. Paris, France."Cordelier" vase (c1800) by Pierre-Philippe Thomire of Sevres Manuf. at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Fuseau vase of Madame Mère with image of Napoleon (1810) by Sevres Manuf. at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Fuseau vase with classical themes by Sevres Manuf. at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Cups & saucers with Egyptian themes by Sevres Manuf. at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Covered urns with Egyptian themes by Sevres Manuf. at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Cups & saucers by Deroche of Paris & gilded silver egg cup at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Fuseau vase with classical themes (1814) by Sevres Manuf. at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Cups & saucers with Egyptian themes (1810) by Sevres Manuf. at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Covered urns with Egyptian themes (1810) by Sevres Manuf. at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Cups & saucers (c1810) by Deroche of Paris & gilded silver egg cup (early 19thC) at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Vase with image of Angelique & Medor made in Paris at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Flamands A porcelain vase by Sevres Manuf. at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Porcelain cups & saucers with breakfast coffee pot by Sevres Manuf. at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Chinese reticulated porcelain breakfast service by Sevres Manuf. at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Vase with image of Angelique & Medor made in Paris at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Flamands A porcelain vase (1833-5) by Sevres Manuf. at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Porcelain cups & saucers with breakfast coffee pot (1817-9) by Sevres Manuf. at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Chinese reticulated porcelain breakfast service (1840) by Sevres Manuf. at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Porcelain cheese bowl & platter by Royal Porcelain of Vincennes at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Porcelain bowl & platter by Royal Porcelain of Vincennes at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Porcelain sugar bowl by Dihl et Guérhard Manuf. at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Painted porcelain cups & saucers by Sevres Manuf. at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Porcelain cheese bowl & platter (1755-6) by Royal Porcelain of Vincennes at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Porcelain bowl & platter (1752) by Royal Porcelain of Vincennes at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Porcelain sugar bowl (c1785) by Dihl et Guérhard Manuf. (aka Manuf. Duke of Angoulême) at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Painted porcelain cups & saucers (1770s) by Sevres Manuf. at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Painted porcelain cups & saucers by Royal Porcelain of Vincennes at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Enameled blue glass covered cup with allegorical scenes from workshop of Angelo Barovier? of Venice at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Enameled blue glass gourd with figures from Venice at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Enameled glass pitcher with arms of a Medici pope from Venice at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Painted porcelain cups & saucers (1770s) by Royal Porcelain of Vincennes at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Enameled blue glass covered cup with allegorical scenes (c1480) from workshop of Angelo Barovier? of Venice at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Enameled blue glass gourd with figures (end 15thC) from Venice at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Enameled glass pitcher with arms of a Medici pope (1513-34) from Venice at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Enameled glass chalice from Venice at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Enameled glass pilgrim's gourd from Venice at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Reticello glass goblet in Venetian style from Low Countries at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Blown glass cup from Venice at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Enameled glass chalice (end 15thC - start 16thC) from Venice at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Enameled glass pilgrim's gourd (start 16thC) from Venice at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Reticello glass goblet in Venetian style (end 17thC) from Low Countries at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Blown glass cup (mid 17thC) from Venice at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Colored glass bottle from France? at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Glass pitcher in Venetian style from Orleans or Normandy, France at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.German glass at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Enameled glass humpen with arms of Holy Roman Empire from Germany at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Colored glass bottle (17thC) from France? at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Glass pitcher in Venetian style (1st half 18thC) from Orleans or Normandy, France at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.German glass (17thC) at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Enameled glass humpen with arms of Holy Roman Empire (1598) from Germany at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Enameled glass humpen with arms of Holy Roman Empire from Germany at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Glass wine jug from Catalan at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.

Enameled glass humpen with arms of Holy Roman Empire (1599) from Germany at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Glass wine jug (18thC) from Catalan at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.

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