Resources and documentation
Our objects have a history. Through our themed articles, explore their past and the techniques and crafts that created them.
Animal Bronzes
With the 19th century as the golden age, animal sculpture followed artistic movements and appeared in the 20th century as a laboratory of modernity. From Antoine-Louis Barye to…
Luca della Robbia’s choir in Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence
A masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance, the choir sculpted by Luca della Robbia for Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence was long copied as an example by artists.
The Crystal
When in the 15th century the fall of Constantinople deprived the West of its supply of rock crystal, the princes hired their glassmakers to create a glass capable of equaling the…
Russian Malachite
Probably borrowing its name from the Greek "malakos", soft, malachite is unduly deprived of the first quality of hard stones. Reduced for a long time in make-up or pigments, it…
Chinese mahogany and mother of pearl cabinet, 19th century
High-end furniture in 19th century China, Luo-tien furniture is characterized by a Chinese mahogany frame and mother-of-pearl inlays with carefully chosen motifs.
The Bordeaux Wardrobe, Masterpiece of Port Furniture
Considered as the most beautiful expression of port furniture, Bordeaux's 18th century mahogany furniture is not only part of the history of art but also testifies to the…
Bargueño, Luxurious Cabinet of Portugal
Borrowed from the Spaniards and taken over by the Portuguese, the bargueño is more than a prestigious piece of furniture. In the 17th century, it became the affirmation of a…
Chest of Drawers attributable to Thomas Hache, Late 17th Century
Thomas Hache (1664 - 1747), son of Noël Hache (1630 - 1675), initiated - better than his father - the reputation of the dynasty, which was permanently established in Grenoble.…
An Empire Console stamped Jacob Desmalter, Early 19th Century
Emblematic piece of furniture of the French Empire style, our mahogany, marble and gilded bronze console carries all the imperial splendor into its signatures.