September 17, 2024A box of eight glass bottles, c 1745, Germany. The box is decorated with scenes from the life of St. Nicholas of Myra. Gold impressed into tortoiseshell via piqué technique. Held in Minneapolis Institute of Art [2470 x 1920]
September 17, 2024Quince sculpture. Iran, second half of 19th c. Steel, damascened with gold and silver. Loaned to LACMA from the Louvre [1402×1500]
September 17, 2024From 1777-1782, a quarry worker named Francois Décure spent his lunch breaks creating small sculptures on the limestone walls of the Catacombs of Paris. The sculptures recreated buildings such as the Menorca’s Port Mahon prison where Décure had been imprisoned for 5 years [1024×1368]
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