l'Art du Monde

The Art of the World. The beauty of creation and the subtlety of human know-how. Planes, objects, food, landscapes and others.

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Dog. Alexandria, Egypt, ca. 1st c BC - 4th c AD. Marble. Walters Art Museum collection

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Decanter with stopper by Maurice Marinot, France, 1931. Glass with encased bubbles and acid-etched decoration. Philadelphia Museum of Art collection

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Carved rock crystal snuff bottle with jade stopper, Chinese, c. 1736-1793

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Brass lamp stand decorated with multiple birds. Nepal, 18th century

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A blade for a short sword (Wakizashi), with a red lacquered engraving of a bamboo and plum-blossom. From Japan, 17th century CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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Wooden spoon for sherbet. Iran, 1800-1878

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The 23 cm long dagger of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Kamose (Reign c. 1555–1550 BCE), made of wood, copper and gold. Now housed at the Royal Library of Brussels in Belgium

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Pair of gilded wheel-lock pistols with round pommels containing small cleaning tools. Augsburg, Germany, 1589 or earlier

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Pair of Flint-lock Pistols Tsardom of Russia, second half of the 17th century. Material steel, wood and silver

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Sword with decorated ivory

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Spanish map of Japan, by Luís Teixeira, 1595

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Hundred Years' War archer with a Longbow. Historical reconstruction.

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Ming Cavalry

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Black and gold lacquered tray depicting a pine and persimmon tree by a river. Japan, 18th century

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A moose buff coat worn by Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden at the Battle of Dirschau (August 17, 1627) and A silk doublet worn by Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden (24 mai 1627)

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A large blue-glazed pottery jar and cover. Tang Dynasty (618–907 CE), China