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  • The Transition style (1765-1775)

    The term Transition refers to the stylistic evolution which, in the second half of Louis XV's reign and at the very beginning of Louis XVI's reign, is characterized by...

  • The Empire style cylinder desk

    The cylinder desk, also known as a "secretary" desk, is a piece of furniture for storage and writing which, as we shall see, experienced a resurgence in popularity during Napoleon's reign...

  • Cylinder secretary after Riesener

      The cylinder desk: an 18th-century invention. The cylinder desk is a piece of office furniture, created in the mid-18th century...

  • Empire style ornamentation

    The Empire style, a style of propaganda. At the end of the 18th century, Ancient Rome was celebrated both for its political grandeur and for what the...

  • French silverware in the 19th century

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

  • The Louis XVI style (1774-1790)

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

  • Mythology in 19th Century Decorative Arts

      Against the white-painted wainscoting stood eight mahogany chairs. An old piano supported, beneath a barometer, a pyramidal pile of boxes and cartons. Two...

  • Rocaille, the story of an ornament

      The rocaille style, often mentioned in contrast to classical ornamentation, appeared in Baroque Europe and developed until...

  • The Napoleon III style (1852-1870)

    A period of decadence, the Second Empire (1852-1870) sought to impose prestige through pomp, festivities, and luxury, in contrast to the bourgeois reign of the discreet Louis-Philippe...

  • Edition Bronzes in 19th Century France

      Edition bronzes: a social phenomenon. Small sculptures or edition bronzes are a surprising phenomenon...

  • Mercier Frères Transition Style Commode

    The Transition style: historical landmarks. The Transition style covers the period from 1750 to 1774 and refers to the stylistic evolution that, in the second half...

  • The fêtes galantes in the era of Louis XV

    You've surely seen them before, on porcelain, canvas, or even tapestry: these charming little couples courting each other in the countryside. But who are they? Why are they...

  • The Restoration style (1815-1830)

    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 ruled...

  • Atena and her collection of Romantic-era art

    "Romantic Paris, 1815-1848": The Petit Palais's landmark exhibition. From May 22 to September 15, 2019, the Petit Palais presents "Romantic Paris," an exhibition...

  • An incredible acquisition: "Voyage de la Sainte Famille en Egypte" by Georges Och

      Georges Och, a largely unknown figure. Georges Och was a French landscape painter, born in 1798. To this day, little is known about the life and work of this artist who...

  • Jacob Petit and Paris porcelain

    In the 1830s, while Parisian decorators and porcelain manufacturers provided designs that perpetuated the neoclassical vocabulary, Jacob Petit (1796-1868 ...

  • Wallpaper panorama by Zuber & Cie: a view of 19th-century America - SOLD

    In the history of interior decoration, few works are as spectacular and refined as the panoramic wallpapers from the Zuber & ... factory.

  • The History of Porcelain Biscuit

    Attention, sweet tooths! The biscuit we're about to talk about will make your teeth ache. Bust, peasant, prom queen, or centerpiece, they're immaculately white to...


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