Resources and documentation
Our objects have a history. Through our themed articles, explore their past and the techniques and crafts that created them.
16 December 2024
A bronze triton after the sculptures of François Girardon (1628 – 1715) in Versailles
This fountain element is all the more admirable as it is sculpted after the masterpieces of the Pyramid Basin, on the parterre of the North Wing of the Versailles gardens.
18 November 2024
Tyco Bookcase, by Manfredo Massironi, for Nikol International
A pure creation of optical art research in the 1960s, the Tyco library shelf designed by Manfredo Massironi invites the viewer to bring the work of art to life on a daily basis.
3 August 2024
The Ocean Liner Style
In the 20th century, the immense ocean liners connecting the Old Continent and the New World were ambassadors of tastes and innovations on both sides of the Atlantic.
15 July 2024
An 18th Century Shell Box
From the Regency to the death of Louis XV, the art of the shell was the center of all attention.
20 June 2024
Ship Models
A metaphor for travel par excellence, model boats have been sailing since the dawn of time to transform the unknown into new territory.
26 May 2024
The Cabinetmaker Charles Hunsinger (1823 – 1893)
One of the masters of marquetry in the 19th century, Charles Hunsinger is the worthy heir of Louis XIV's cabinetmakers.
27 April 2024
Vienna Bronzes
Collectible objects since their creation, Vienna bronzes play the role of accumulation in bourgeois interiors. They are charming manifestations of the social success of their…
29 March 2024
A Micro-mosaic Grand Tour Cross
An emblematic art of the Grand Tour, micro-mosaics rival painting in its most refined productions.
19 March 2024
The Cordoba Leather or Gilded Leather
This famous leather gave its letters of nobility to Spanish production drawing generously on oriental know-how known since Antiquity.