A set of Empire-style furniture in mahogany and mahogany veneer, decorated with chased and gilded bronze mounts. It includes a large dining table, a sideboard… Learn more

Egyptian Revival style living room set comprising a sofa, two chairs, two armchairs, and a pedestal table with a mahogany frame and chiseled bronze decoration… Learn more

The Empire style developed under the impetus of Emperor Napoleon I (1769-1821), who reigned from 1804 to 1815. The first stirrings of the Empire style can be found… Learn more

The peaceful and prosperous reign of Louis XV (1715-1774) allowed for a prodigious development of the arts, literature, and sciences. The construction of new palaces, the flourishing of… Learn more

The term "Directory" refers to a historical period following the French Revolution (1789) and the National Convention (1792-1795), but also to a... Learn more

After Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo on June 18, 1815, power in France was taken over by Louis XVI's two brothers: the Count of Provence, who reigned… Learn more

The term Transition refers to the stylistic evolution that, in the second half of Louis XV's reign and the very beginning of Louis XVI's reign, is characterized by… Learn more

After the period of experimentation with the Transition style (1765-1775), the Louis XVI style emerged in the early 1770s as an elegant expression… Learn more

Beginning at the end of the Restoration (1830), the reign of Louis-Philippe continued until the Revolution of 1848 when the Parisian revolts... Learn more

From 1820 to 1890, French goldsmithing was characterized by eclecticism and a taste for the most varied styles. From the rigor of neoclassicism… Learn more