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Diamant "Le Regent", diamond from the crown of Louis XV and successors, 140,64 carat,found in India in 1698,
acquired by Thomas Pitt,governor of  Fort Madras in 1707,
cut in England,bought by the Regent Philippe d'Orleans
for the French Crown in 1717. "Le Regent" is one of the biggest cut stones in existence..      
MV 1017
#30010748

Diamant "Le Regent", diamond from the crown of Louis XV and successors, 140,64 c...

Dragon-pendant worn with the Order of the Golden Fleece,
a ruby from Brittany of 107,88 carat, from the collection of 
Marguerite de Foix, Duchess of Brittany, inherited by her daughter Anne de Bretagne, queen of France 1492-1514.
Diamonds of the Crown.
#30010749

Dragon-pendant worn with the Order of the Golden Fleece, a ruby from Brittany o...

Coupe en lapis-lazuli - Lapis Lazuli cup from Italy, 16th.
Mounted in gilt silver and enamelled gold,
Paris, around 1670.
42 x 33 cm
Diamonds of the Crown, MR 262
#30010750

Coupe en lapis-lazuli - Lapis Lazuli cup from Italy, 16th. Mounted in gilt silv...

Le sceptre de Charles V of France -Scepter of King Charles V of France, surmounted by a statue of Charlemagne.
Gold, pearls, precious stones (1380)
Size: 60 cm
MS 83
#30010751

Le sceptre de Charles V of France -Scepter of King Charles V of France, surmount...

Tapestry of Saint Anatoile of Salins. 13th piece.       
French King Louis IX lifts the siege of Dole, 1477.     
Linen and silk, Atelier of Jean Sauvage, Bruges, 1502-06. 
Left half of the tapestry: 30-01-03/67                  
OA 6705 bis
#30010752

Tapestry of Saint Anatoile of Salins. 13th piece. French King Louis IX l...

Tapestry de Saint Anatoile de Salins.                  
The miracle of the water.12th piece of a series of     
tapestries made for the Collegiale Saint Anatoile(Jura)
Linen and silk,atelier de Jean Sauvage,Bruges,1501-06. 
OA 6705
#30010753

Tapestry de Saint Anatoile de Salins. The miracle of the water...

Tapestry "History of Artemisia", Paris,1610-1620       
The instruction of the young king.                     
After Antoine Caron (?),Laurent Guyot and              
Henri Lerambert.Atelier du Faubourg St.Marcel.         
Linen and silk,400 x 600 cm   OAR 90.
#30010754

Tapestry "History of Artemisia", Paris,1610-1620 The instruction of the y...

Tapestry "History of Artemisia", Paris,1610-1620       
The instruction of the young king,detail 30-01-07/54.  
After Antoine Caron (?),Laurent Guyot and              
Henri Lerambert.Atelier du Faubourg St.Marcel.         
Linen and silk,400 x 600 cm   OAR 90.
#30010755

Tapestry "History of Artemisia", Paris,1610-1620 The instruction of the y...

Tapestry "History of Artemisia", Paris,1610-1620       
Les Placets.Marque de Francois de la Planche.          
After Antoine Caron (?),Laurent Guyot and              
Henri Lerambert.Atelier du Faubourg St.Marcel.         
Linen and silk,405 x 360 cm   OA 6068.
#30010756

Tapestry "History of Artemisia", Paris,1610-1620 Les Placets.Marque de Fr...

Hercules abducting one of the horses of Diomedes.      
Audenarde, around 1545-65.                             
Tapestry,Linen and silk, 352 x 398 cm                  
OAR 5
#30010757

Hercules abducting one of the horses of Diomedes. Audenarde, around 1545-6...

L'Histoire de Scipion: Le combat du Tessin,            
premiere piece de la tenture,laine et soie,            
tapisserie.OA 6067                                     
D'apres Giulio Romano,Manufacture des Gobelins pour    
Louis XIV,1688-1689
#30010758

L'Histoire de Scipion: Le combat du Tessin, premiere piece de la ten...

The History of Scipio:  The conquest of Carthage.
Second piece of the set of tapestries, OA 5395
After Giulio Romano,Manufacture des Gobelins pour    
Louis  XIV,1688-1689 
Wool,435 x 740 cm  
The arrival of the Roman army in Africa.
#30010759

The History of Scipio: The conquest of Carthage. Second piece of the set of ta...