Museum of Decorative Arts, Paris Photos

Musée des Arts décoratifs (MAD) ( Museum of Decorative Arts) in Paris has been collecting since the early 1800s, often buying pieces from the artist or incorporating the displays from major French world's fairs or decorative arts competitions directly. Most of the collection covers France, then Europe. The museum is housed in one of the wings of the Louvre Palace.

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MAD - Early Christian Art St Martin sharing his cloak wood carving at Museum of Decorative Arts. Paris, France Detail of Virgin & Child with Ste Elizabeth painting attrib. Antonio da Pavia of Mantua at Museum of Decorative Arts. Paris, France Skeleton in shroud seated on tomb ivory carving from France at Museum of Decorative Arts. Paris, France
MAD - Glass Art Venetian glass flask , drinking glass on stem decorated with wings & glass bucket at Museum of Decorative Arts. Paris, France Scarab Art Nouveau glass vase by François Décorchemont from Conches-en-Ouches at Museum of Decorative Arts. Paris, France Glass vase with hind design by Daum at Museum of Decorative Arts. Paris, France
MAD - Ceramics Porcelain teapot with snake handle by Sèvres at Museum of Decorative Arts. Paris, France Ceramic ewer in form of wolf's head emerging from rustic wood by Charles-Joseph Landais of Tours, France at Museum of Decorative Arts. Paris, France Ceramic plate with models of fish & eel by Édouard Avisseau of Tours at Museum of Decorative Arts. Paris, France
MAD - Metal Art Gilded silver pitcher by Maison Keller Frères from Paris at Museum of Decorative Arts. Paris, France Copper & gold Bat bowl by Henri Husson for A.A Hébrard foundry of Paris at Museum of Decorative Arts. Paris, France Silvered metal cup on rosewood base by Jean Després from Avallon, France at Museum of Decorative Arts. Paris, France
MAD - Clocks Modern wall clock atop oak column with luminous face by Pierre Legrain of Paris at Museum of Decorative Arts. Paris, France Oriental-style jade table clock with precious stones by jeweller Louis Cartier & mechanism by Maurice Couët from Paris at Museum of Decorative Arts. Paris, France Table clock in polished blue steel with crystals by Louis-Prosper Provent of Paris at Museum of Decorative Arts. Paris, France
MAD - Jewelry Scarab brooch by House of Castellani of Italy at Museum of Decorative Arts. Paris, France Sylvia pendent by House of Vever of Paris at Museum of Decorative Arts. Paris, France Japanese-style comb with crane at Museum of Decorative Arts. Paris, France
MAD - Furniture Gondola bed by François Baudry of France at Museum of Decorative Arts. Paris, France Upright piano carved by François-Rupert Carabin for Henri Hertz manufacturer at Museum of Decorative Arts. Paris, France Honesty banister railing & waterlily pedestal table by Louis Majorelle of Nancy, creation at Museum of Decorative Arts. Paris, France
MAD - Chairs Circular chair for three in Second Empire style covered in silk damask by Benjamin Deguil & Benjamin-Paul Ramillon at Museum of Decorative Arts. Paris, France Collection of modern chairs at Museum of Decorative Arts. Paris, France Armchair Limande by Kwok Hoi Chan of France at Museum of Decorative Arts. Paris, France

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