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Paris : Musee Nissim de Camondo

A charming house built in 1910 but in the style of the 18th century. It contains some lovely paintings, furniture and objets d'art collected by the Camondo family who bequeathed it to the nation in 1935 as there were no heirs to inherit it.
Musee Nissim de Camondo
Musee Nissim de Camondo		 Grand Staircase with lovely stonework
Grand Staircase with lovely stonework		 Hall with lovely stonework
Hall with lovely stonework		 A helpful member of staff
A helpful member of staff
Hall Light
Hall Light		 The Kitchen Range
The Kitchen Range		 The Roasting Range
The Roasting Range		 Fountain, 1750-60
Fountain, 1750-60
One of a pair of corner cupoards and vases
One of a pair of corner cupoards and vases		 Upper Ground Floor Gallery
Upper Ground Floor Gallery		 The Great Study
The Great Study		 One of a pair of low seats (voyeuses), 1789
One of a pair of low seats (voyeuses), 1789
Barometer
Barometer		 The Great Study
The Great Study		 The Great Study
The Great Study		 Bacchante, 1785
Bacchante, 1785
One of six tapestries illustrating La Fontaine's Fables
One of six tapestries illustrating La Fontaine's Fables		 Great Drawing Room
Great Drawing Room		 Three Graces plus a little chap with hooves
Three Graces plus a little chap with hooves		 Vase
Vase
Great Drawing Room
Great Drawing Room		 The Great Drawing Room
The Great Drawing Room		 A rather nice stool
A rather nice stool		 Salon des Huet
Salon des Huet
Salon des Huet
Salon des Huet		 The Dining Room
The Dining Room		 The Small Study
The Small Study		 The Piazzetta and the Riva degli Schiavoni
The Piazzetta and the Riva degli Schiavoni
Table en chiffonniere
Table "en chiffonniere"		 The Blue Drawing Room
The Blue Drawing Room		 Pont-Neuf, 1755
Pont-Neuf, 1755		 The Library
The Library
No information but I like it.
No information but I like it.		 Moise de Camondo's bedroom
Moise de Camondo's bedroom		 All mod cons.
All mod cons.		 A excellent example of trompe-l'oeil
A excellent example of trompe-l'oeil
Nissim de Camondo's bedroom
Nissim de Camondo's bedroom		 The Upper Staircase
The Upper Staircase		 Upper Ground Floor Landing
Upper Ground Floor Landing		 To the Upper Staircase
To the Upper Staircase
Statue at the foot of the Great Staircase
Statue at the foot of the Great Staircase

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Zoltán Balogh16-Apr-2010 19:18
Thanks for the nice walk in the museum, I enjoyed browsing the photos!:) V
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