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object n°51

Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, Louis XV on horseback, 1766

Old fund of the City of Bordeaux - Inv. 7110

This sculpture, one of the most important in the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, shows King Louis XV (1710 - 1774) on horseback. The king is dressed in antique style and wears his hair in a natural knot at the nape of his neck. This representation is part of the long European tradition of equestrian statues, which goes back to Antiquity and of which the Marcus Aurelius of the Capitol is the unsurpassed model...

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previous objects of the month

object n°35

Musical monkeys from the Meissen factory

Gift of Edouard Evrard de Fayolle, 1911 - Inv 4759 & Inv 4760

object n°34

"Corner of a Living room " by Félix Carme

Gift in memory of Léon Gaspart, 1997 - Inv 97.2.7

object n°33

A clock by Le Moyne

Bequest from Pierre de Giouetti, 1985 - Inv 85.2.8

object n°32

Yalacta 4 yogurt maker

Deposit of Professor Robert Coustet, 2009 - D 2009.4.26

object n°31

Commode-secretary in drawer

Bequest from Georges Périé, 1945 - Inv 78 23

object n°30

Vase from the ceramic production factory C.A.B

Deposit of Professor Robert Coustet, 2014 - D 2014.1.15

object n°29

Pope Pius VI Slipper

Bequest of Pierre-Eymeric de Pelleport-Burète , 1932 - Inv 11271

object n°28

Proust armchair from Alessandro Mendini

Gift of the Cappellini Company, 2013

object n°27

The mother-of-pearl fan of Marie-Caroline, Duchess of Berry

Bequest from Raymond Jeanvrot, 1966 - Inv 66.1.312

object n°26

Parody of Count of Chambord's autopsy

Purchase from the City of Bordeaux, 1958 - Inv 58.1.10640

object n°25

The Comte de Marcellus' silver toilet set

Gift of the Countess of Marcellus, 1955 - Inv 55.4.1 to 55.4.9

object n°24

The enamel painted glasses of Alphonse Giboin

Purchase by the City of Bordeaux, 1974 - Inv 74.3.3 / Gift of Edouard Bonie, 1894 - Inv 73.1.88 / Purchase by the City of Bordeaux, 1993 - Inv 93.3.4 / Gift of the Association of Friends of the Hôtel de Lalande, 1992 - Inv 92.2.6