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Ring by Christian Lacroix
29 € In Stock"There are invitations that do not refuse, especially when they seem to have taken the path of those chances that are not.Indeed, it was Cour Visconti, at the Ecole du Louvre, who taught me the little I know about the art of Islam forty years ago, to the day or almost, when I still imagined myself curator of museums, before leaving the right path to...Semi-naked dancer by Ferdinand Preiss
280 € In StockJohann Philipp Ferdinand Preiss (1882-1943), known as Ferdinand Preiss, is a German sculptor, one of the main sculptors of the Art Deco period. Born in Erbach, Hesse, he attended schools in Michelstadt and aspired to become an engineer. Both his parents died when he was only 15 years old, he became an apprentice with the ivory sculptor Philipp Willmann....Greek serpent Ring
66 € In StockThis finely carved gold ring, representing a snake, comes to us from the surroundings of Cnide, on the west coast of Asia Minor, which was a rich Lacedonian colony. It is difficult to give an exact age to this jewel, but it is likely that it dates from the"Classical Period" that saw the princes of Asia Minor compete for sumptuous luxury. It is in the...Laurel leaf ring
45 € Out of stockOut of stockThis jewel is inspired by a gold leaf from the laurel wreath worn by Napoleon during his coronation at Notre-Dame on December 2, 1804. This wreath, which can be found on various paintings representing the Emperor in coronation costume or on that of the coronation itself, painted by David, was destroyed during the Restoration. While the painter...The Chinese by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
231 € In StockOf modest origin, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux had a difficult youth. Received in 1844 at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, he entered the Atelier de Rude in 1846. Napoleon III remarked on it and the orders flowed in, notably the dance group for the Opera facade and the four parts of the world for the Observatory's fountain. Reproduction in resin patinated by...Grimaldi's ambered Venus
66 € In StockThis feminine statuette or "Venus" was discovered at the end of the 19th century in the Balzi Rossi caves at Grimaldi in Italy, near the Franco-Italian border. It is attributed to the gravettian period (around 25,000 years). Shaped in brown steatite, this figurine has a generous body, with exaggerated sexual characters, but, on the contrary, a head and...Venus of Grimaldi called the Lozenge
66 € In StockThis feminine statuette or "Venus" was discovered at the end of the 19th century in the Balzi Rossi caves at Grimaldi in Italy, near the Franco-Italian border. It is attributed to the gravettian period (around -25,000 years). This figurine sculpted in green soapstone was nicknamed "the Lozenge" because of a losangic silhouette, with a generous body but a...Woman's torso by Paul Wayland Bartlett
262 € In StockThis American artist born in Connecticut began his early studies under the direction of his father, a sculptor and art critic, before continuing his training in Boston and then in Paris where he exhibited a bust at the Salon in 1880. A student at the Beaux-Arts, he has Pierre Cavelier as a teacher and meets Rodin, whose impact was so great in contemporary...The Tepidarium
70 € Out of stockOut of stockExhibited at the 1853 Salon, Chassériau's painting was very well received by critics, to the point that the State bought it shortly after the opening. Considered a pearl of the French school, the painting entered the Musée du Luxembourg in 1856. This scene aroused enthusiasm: these ancient, indolent and lascivious beauties in the abandonment of their...
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