Description
It is raining in Paris, the kind of soft spring rain that makes the stones shine. In the great courtyard of the Louvre, the glass pyramid glows from within, reflecting the clouds and the old palace walls around it. A queue of umbrellas snakes toward the entrance. Inside, two art students from Lisbon have already spent four hours in the galleries, and they still have not seen the Mona Lisa. They do not mind. There is always tomorrow.
This elegant box pays tribute to that iconic entrance to one of the world’s great museums. Inspired by the Louvre’s glass pyramid, it brings modern architecture and classic Paris together in miniature. It makes a refined gift for an art historian, a museum docent, an architect, or someone just back from their first visit to Paris. On a bookshelf among art books and exhibition catalogues, it adds a sparkling geometric accent.
Details to love
- Takes its shape from the glass pyramid at the Louvre
- Compact at about 1.5″ x 1.5″ x 2″
- Holds jewelry or small treasures inside
- A refined present for art and museum lovers
- A Rochard design made in Limoges
- Hand-applied colour on French porcelain
Give it to celebrate a degree in art history or a new job at a gallery. For anyone who loves museums, it is a little masterpiece of its own.
