Article: Jean-Valentin Morel and the revival of the Lapidary's art: Isabelle Lucas describes the career of the remarkable French goldsmith who pioneered the taste for hard-stone vessels in renaissance taste. The article marks the acquisition by the Indianapolis Museum of Art of one of Morel's masterpieces, made in 1854-55 for the duc de Luynes.

Article: New pieces buoy Indianapolis art museum's reputation.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  August 20, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... Indianapolis Museum of Art to the top tier of Chinese ... and the rest from an art dealer in Japan. "We ... Parisian jeweler Jean-Valentin Morel. Its acquisition followed ... curator of decorative arts, discovered the bowl ... a well-known French art collector, commissioned ...

Article: Asian art market: some astonishing discoveries come to the ...
Apollo;  October 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... French royal goldsmith Jean-Valentin Morel around 1854--and estimated ... block for Christie's sale of Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds ... of the world's great Asian art museums--it is carved with ... third Hong Kong International Arts and Antiques Fair (4-7 October ...

Article: Financial turmoil reshapes a corner of the market
International Herald Tribune;  October 11, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... but the moment objets d'art came up, things changed dramatically ... money by playing around with art were gone. What dealers call ... that in this area of "Islamic Art" the intermediary market is ... revivalist style were made by Jean-Valentin Morel at Sevres in 1854. The chains ...

Article: Museum accessions.
The Magazine Antiques;  October 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... illustrated below from Jean Valentin Morel, one of the greatest mid ... by the Indianapolis Museum of Art, reaffirming the museum's ... bringing the best of the world's art to residents of and visitors ... already strong holdings of Chinese art. For example, the museum already ...

Britain Expensive Jug
AP Images;  September 11, 2008 ;     265 words ... ... early 11th centuries. It is further embellished with enameled gold mounts made in 1854, by the French silversmith Jean-Valentin Morel, who was appointed Goldsmith to Queen Victoria in 1852 it is expected to reach in excess of 3 million, $5.3 million ...

Article: Damaged jug makes really cracking price
Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK);  January 19, 2008 ;     434 words ... ... damaged jug which had later been put into the box marked with the name of renowned 19th-century French goldsmith Jean-Valentin Morel. But others think he made both items, and the jug had broken in the box, which would significantly increase its value ...

Article: Art by media.
Art Business News;  January 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Galaxy of Graphics Haddad's Fine Arts Kelley Fine Art Inc. Lamination Preservation ... Batik Artists Collection Oduwa Arts: The Art of Obasogie Aimiuwu Peter Lane ... Directions Publishing Inc. Oduwa Arts: The Art of Obasogie Aimiuwu Online Art ...