L Ornement Polychrome Collection

Decorative paintings, 18th century. Garlands and flowers painted by Dutch botanical artist Gerard van Spaendonck for Comte d'Artois for la Duthe mansion. XVIIIme Siecle

Trophies and bouquets, 18th century

Paintings on Sevres porcelain, 18th century. Plate from the Birds of Buffon and other services, corners, grounds and borders of trays. XVIIIme Siecle

Tapestries and damaskeenings, 18th century. Designs by Mariette 1-8, Bernard Picart 9, tapestry panel 10, and bed-hangings 11, 12, . XVIIIme Siecle

Fan and snuff boxes, 18th century
Chasing, enamels and paintings, 18th century

Silk patterns for furniture and walls, 18th century
Silk patterns, 18th century. Hangings for furniture and walls, state robes 1-6, hangings in two colours, Louis XVI, 7-9, light silks 10, 11, and border 12. XVIIIme Siecle

French jewelry from the 17th and 18th centuries
Chains, clasps, chatelaines and jewellery. Chains and seal by the French court jeweler Gilles l'Egare 1-11, and set of lady's jewelry from the era of King Louis XVI, 12-19

Cartouches for books, bookplates, camaieu, 18th century
Cartouches for books, bookplates, camaieu from the 18th century. By artists Bernard Picart 2, 3, Elias Nilson 9, Jacques de Lajoue 10, 11. XVIIIe Siecle

Tapestry, bindings and woodwork, 18th century. Beauvais tapestries from a sofa in Louis XV red (top and centre). Book binding in gold and green by Antoine Michel Padeloup (bottom)

Decorative painting, 18th century. Fragments from a painting on a gilded harpsichord in the style of Claude Gillot and Watteau. XVIIIme Siecle. Hand-finished chromolithograph by F

Decorative painting, 18th century. Ceiling painted in camaieu in the bathroom of a house in Versailles with the initials of Madame Louise de la Valliere, mistress to King Louis XIV. XVIIIme Siecle

Gobelins tapestries, 18th century. Designed by Claude Gillot, Watteau's master. Fragment of an embroidered armchair with oak and reed 5, borders 1-3, and upper border 4. XVIIIme Siecle

Tapestries by Robert de Cotte, 18th century
French tapestries, 18th century. Designs for tapestries from a manuscript by Robert de Cotte, Bibliotheque Nationale, Cabinet des Estampes. XVIIIme Siecle

Louis XIV style carpet, 18th century. Carpet design taken from a manuscript by Robert de Cotte, Bibliotheque Nationale, Cabinet de Estampes No. 9. XVIIIme Siecle

Gilded leather and borders, 17th and 18th centuries. Decorated with foliage, birds, flowers, and arabesques. XVIIme XVIIIme Siecle. Hand-finished chromolithograph by Dufour & F

Silk design and stamped design, 17th century
Silk and stamped designs, 17th century. Franco-oriental silk design (top) and stamped endpapers in the style of King Louis XIII of France. XVIIme Siecle

Inlaid work, Boulle, 17th and 18th centuries

Tapestries and borders, 17th century. Tapestry (L) and border (centre R) in the Chateau de Grignan. June tapestry with two shepherdesses from a series of the months of the year (bottom R)

French earthenware, 17th and 18th centuries. Decorative patterns of Rouen earthenware, Cluny Museum, 1-14, specimen with monogram of Feburier Borne, Lille 15, and Monstiers earthenware 16, 17

Mosaics and paintings, 17th century

Arched gilded ceiling, 17th century. In the ancient Hotel de Mailly, Paris, attributed to Daniel Marot. XVIIme Siecle

Decorative paintings, Apollo Gallery, Louvre, 17th century. Panels by cabinet maker Berain for a window named after King Charles IX (centre), and other panels in the Berinades style. XVIIme Siecle

Hangings, embroidery and damaskeening, 17th century

Cartouches, 17th century. Cartouches from panels at the Chapelle d'HInisdal 1-4, cartouches from Bernardus Castellus 5, 6, and others from Flemish maps. Masks from Flanders. XVIIme Siecle

Mural paintings, miniatures, enamels and niellos, 17th century

Panel of gilt leather with border, 17th century. Cordovan leather stamped with gold and silver, Cluny Museum. XVIIme Siecle. Hand-finished chromolithograph by G

Paintings, carvings and open work, 17th century. Louis XIII style

Embroidered hangings, 16th and 17th centuries. Fragments from Genoa with silk borders, and larger example in the Lyons style with yellow satin embroidered on violet silk from Milan

Detached cartouches, 16th and 17th centuries. From a manuscript attributed to Jean Cousin in the Arsenal Library 1-4, and others from Flemish maps, etc. XVIme XVIIme Siecle

Cartouches on friezes, scrolls and ornamental nails, 16th century

Paintings on manuscripts and damaskeenings, 16th century

Inlaid bookbindings, 16th and 17th centuries. Italian binding for Procopius De Bello Persico 1, Paul Jovius 2, R

Renaissance art: bookbindings and Venetian marquetry
Renaissance art: bindings and Venetian marquetry. Book binding with oval oil-painting (r), book binding with inside border (l), and marquetry from a 16th-century harpsichord, Cluny Museum

Renaissance art: enamelled earthenware. Ornamental dish decorated by Bernard Palissy on a tin plate by Francois Briot, and other dishes and borders by Bernard Palissy

Renaissance art: decorative painting and sculpture, 16th century

Renaissance art: ceiling with gilded compartments, 16th century. Oak ceiling with carved and gilded compartments, large hall of the Parliament of Normandy, Palais de Justice, Rouen

Renaissance art: paintings on manuscripts, 16th century

Renaissance art: paintings on manuscripts. Decorations, figures, initials, grotesques and cartouches from Spanish grants of nobility to Juan Catano in 1588 and Augustin de Yturbe in 1593

Gold enamelling and jewellery, 16th and 17th centuries

Renaissance painting on vellum by Giulio Clovio, 1573
Renaissance art: painting. Painting on vellum by Giulio Clovio on the elevation of Gregory XIII to the Papal throne, 1573

Renaissance art: enamelled tiles. Pentagonal tiles 1-3, square tiles 4-8, inlaid pavements 9-14 and single tiles 15-18 from the Chateau de Polisy, Aube

Renaissance art: Limoges enamels and Italian earthenware

Renaissance art: cartouches

Renaissance art: paintings by Attavante, Raphael, etc
Renaissance art: paintings on manuscripts and frescoes

Renaissance art: engraved ivories

Renaissance art: miniatures from manuscripts, 16th century

Renaissance art: grotesques from the Vatican, 16th century

Renaissance art: frescoes and arabesques by Raphael, 16th century. Four Seasons (right), Three Fates (left), and other examples from the Loggie of the Vatican

Renaissance art: miniature paintings on manuscript, late 15th century. Animals, foliage, monsters and heads by the Italian miniaturist Girolamo da Cremona from the Gradual of the Cathedral of Sienna

Renaissance art: decorative book design
Renaissance art: panels, friezes and borders. Decoration with foliage, figures and animals from the printed book Heures a l'usage de Rouen by Symon Vestre, Paris, 1508

Middle Ages: illuminated manuscripts, 15th century

Middle Ages: illuminated manuscripts, 15th century. Flowers and jewels

Middle Ages: conventional flora and flower work, 15th century. Flowers, plants, figures and animals from illuminated manuscripts. Moyen Age. Hand-finished chromolithograph by F

Stained glass, painted glass and Grisaille windows from the Middle Ages, 13th to 15th centuries

Middle Ages; stained glass, 12th to 14th centuries. Examples from cathedrals in Chartres, Bourges, Cologne, Soissons, Le Mans, Lyons, Angers, Strasbourg, Rouen, and Sens. Moyen Age

Middle Ages: illuminated manuscript, 14th/15th centuries
Middle Ages: illuminated manuscript

Middle Ages, illuminated manuscript, 14th century. Ornaments from the Latin manuscript Codex Colbert, Book of St Thomas Aquinas, 1301, MS 7241, Bibliotheque Nationale. Moyen Age

Middle Ages: embroideries, paintings and enamels

Middle Ages, Romanesque-style illuminated manuscripts, 11th
Middle Ages, Romanesque-style illuminated manuscripts. Borders, initials and decorations from the Beatus of the Apocalypse 12thC, and the Gospels of the Abbey of Luxeuil, 11thC and 12thC. Moyen Age

Celtic manuscript ornament, 7th to 11th centuries

Middle Ages, mosaic decorations, 12th century. Mosaic work patterns from Palatine Chapel, Palermo 1-12, Ziza Palace 13-15, and Salerno Cathedral 16. Moyen Age. Hand-finished chromolithograph by G

Byzantine art: mosaics, filigree enamels and embroidery

Byzantine art: illuminated manuscripts, 11th century

Middle Ages: Byzantine style mosaics, inlaid work, niellos and paintings

Art of the Middle Ages: Manuscript decorations, 8th century

Byzantine art: mural paintings, mosaics and manuscripts. Paintings from St

Moorish art: architectural decoration from the Alhambra Palace
Moorish art: architectural decoration. Specimens of borders and wall decorations from the Alhambra Palace, Granada, Spain. Mauresque. Hand-finished chromolithograph by F

Moorish art: mosaic and enameled terracotta tiles. Examples of Moorish design from the Alhambra Palace in Granada and the Alcazar in Seville, Spain. Mauresque

Arabian art: initials from an illuminated manuscript
Arabian art: illuminated manuscript. Handpainted borders and Cufic initials with elaborate rose-work from a huge Koran in the collection of Francois Firmin-Didot. Arabe

Arabian art: illuminated manuscript. Handpainted page with elaborate rose-work from a huge Koran in the collection of Francois Firmin-Didot. Arabe. Hand-finished chromolithograph by F

Persian art: embroidered carpet. Carpet with arabesques and flowers showing the influence of Indian art. Persan. Hand-finished chromolithograph by F

Persian art: decorations from the illuminated manuscript Shahnam
Persian art: illuminated manuscript. Pages from manuscript copies of the epic poem Shannameh (National Library, Paris, MS 489 top and MS 494 below)

Persian art: tapestry carpet and illuminated manuscript patterns
Persian art: tapestry and flowing ornaments

Persian art: earthenware. Pottery decorated with arabesques featuring birds, chimerical figures, roses, carnations, tulips, hyacinths. Persan

Persian art: printed linen. Fabric samples in the Persian style decorated with flowers, birds, human figures, pomegranates, peacocks, etc. Persan. Hand-finished chromolithograph by F

Indian art: modern decoration. Painted wood 1, embroidered velvet slipper 2, 3, onyx dagger 4, 5, goblet 6, 7, borders and palm leaves from miniature paintings 8-11, papier-mache items 12-19. Indien

Indian art: flora and running ornaments Embroidered fabric 1, borders and grounds from manuscripts 2-23, cloisonnes 24, 25, embroidery 26, 27 and engravings in niello 28-31. Indien

Indian art: paintings and niellos. Bow ornaments 1-4, sheath of a dagger 5, 6, sword sheath 7, 8, ornament on a weapon 9, bottleneck 10-12, weapon 13 and rim of a jug 14. Indien

Chinese and Japanese art: Running ornamentation. Chinois et Japonais

Chinese art: free decoration. Scrolls, flowers, vases on a green ground (top) and flowers and motifs embroidered on yellow silk (below). Chinois. Hand-finished chromolithograph by F

Chinese and Japanese art: silk designs. Chinese silk book binding with four-clawed dragons on a yellow ground for a Prince. Chinese (black ground) and Japanese patterns (sides)

Japanese art: cloisonne enamel. Hand-finished chromolithograph by Painleve from Albert-Charles-Auguste Racinet's L'Ornement Polychrome, (Polychromatic Ornament), Firmin-Didot, Paris, 1869-73

Chinese and Japanese art: cloisonne enamel. Hand-finished chromolithograph by F

Greco-Roman mosaics and wall paintings from Pompeii
Greco-Roman mosaics, painted bas-reliefs and wall paintings

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