Resources and documentation

Our objects have a history. Through our themed articles, explore their past and the techniques and crafts that created them.


Buffet français ou du sud des Pays-Bas, fin XVe / début XVIe siècle © MET Museum

The Middle-Ages Furniture

Rare and highly sought-after, Middle-Ages furniture is making a strong comeback. An overview of this market, where enlisting the guidance of a professional is strongly advisable.

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Un triton en bronze d’après les sculptures de François Girardon (1628 - 1715) à Versailles

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.

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Maquette d’un bateau hollandais, XIXe siècle

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.

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Bureau estampillé Charles Hunsinger (1823 - 1893)

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.

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Bronze de Vienne, XIXe siècle

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…

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Buffet ribbank des Flandres ou des Pays-Bas, XVIIe siècle

The Ribbank Dresser

An emblematic piece of Dutch furniture, the ribbank was also a powerful symbol of social success in the 17th century.

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Visite de Louis XIV à la Manufacture des Gobelins, le 15 octobre 1667. D'après un carton de Charles Le Brun. Tapisserie de basse lisse en laine, soie et fiil d'or.

The Gobelins Tapestry Factory

In the 15th century, the dyer Jehan Gobelin set up his workshop on the banks of the Bièvre. The activity prospered so well that his descendants attached their name to the estate…

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Paire de nautiles montés sur bronze, XIXe siècle

Nautilus

Enshrined in goldsmith's mounts, adorned with engravings or presented in a naturalistic way, nautiluses occupy a place of choice in cabinets of curiosities, from the Renaissance…

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Perfume Vases

In the 18th century, the perfumed court designated that of King Louis XV. Because if there was once a time when the refinement of perfumes took on an unprecedented scale, that of…

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