The Rothschild family develops a particular taste for Sèvres porcelain, which they buy and sell in abundance. They are especially drawn to the old Sèvres, the pieces dating from the Ancien Régime and having belonged to the French aristocrats or even to the Royal family. This passion helps keep the art market alive and fuels interest in the Sèvres manufactory. Members of the Rothschild family have owned some of the finest objects crafted in the eighteenth century.

This major exhibition reveals the full richness of French know‑how as well as the interiors of the Rothschilds’ châteaux.
The exhibition manages to show the opulent world of the Rothschilds across the centuries. Their passion for porcelain offers a glimpse into the family’s connections and way of life.

Béatrice Ephrussi de Rothschild, literally obsessed with the Sèvres porcelains, bequeathed in 1934 her Mediterranean villa to the Académie des beaux-arts. It is an elegant setting housing a fabulous collection of Sèvres porcelain. Her figure is the guide that accompanies visitors along the route, through Europe and objects that bear witness to history.

The display also uncovers several other members of this unusually varied family through these collections.

The Mobilier national has put these works back in their original setting, recreating interiors from the Rothschild houses.

Thanks to furniture and decorations drawn from the reserves of the Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, as well as from several museums and private collections, the exhibition was able to recreate salons and rooms where the porcelains were displayed.

1h45 tour of the exhibition 
30€/person. Includes the exhibition ticket