Rothschild Sèvres Porcelain Exhibition at Mobilier National, Paris
Running from April 17 to July 26, 2026, the exhibition 'Sèvres, une passion Rothschild, de Paris à la villa Ephrussi' at the Galerie des Gobelins in Paris presents nearly 300 pieces of Sèvres porcelain sourced from Rothschild collections throughout Europe. This display emphasizes the Rothschild family's prominence as major collectors of 18th-century Sèvres porcelain, crafted at Vincennes starting in 1740 and at Sèvres from 1756. Significant contributions include Baroness Salomon de Rothschild's 1922 donation of 338 items and the bequest from Béatrice Ephrussi de Rothschild. The exhibition also features pieces from Waddesdon Manor and discusses Nazi spoliations, including a 'vase urne antique' possibly sold to Madame de Pompadour and a pink-ground 'vaisseau à mât' acquired by the Louvre in 1984.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Sèvres, une passion Rothschild, de Paris à la villa Ephrussi' runs April 17 to July 26, 2026 at Galerie des Gobelins, Mobilier National, Paris.
- Nearly 300 Sèvres porcelain pieces from Rothschild collections across Europe are assembled.
- Sèvres porcelain production began at Vincennes in 1740, moved to Sèvres in 1756.
- Baroness Salomon de Rothschild bequeathed 338 Sèvres porcelains to French national collections in 1922.
- Béatrice Ephrussi de Rothschild's villa Île-de-France holds nearly 800 Sèvres porcelains, including about 300 cups.
- A 'vase urne antique' with celestial blue ground may have been sold to Madame de Pompadour in 1755.
- A green-ground 'vases des âges' garniture (1779) is matched only in British royal collections.
- Nazi spoliations of Rothschild collections are addressed in the exhibition.
Entities
Artists
- Charles-Nicolas Dodin
- Jean-Claude Duplessis
- Oriane Beaufils
- Viviane Mesqui
- Rudy Sabounghi
- Eugène Lami
- Joseph Paxton
- John Everett Millais
- Camille Naudot
- Albert Tournaire
- Auburtin
- Aaron Messiah
- Maître de Cesi
- Tiepolo
- Diderot
- Hervé Lemoine
- Charles Wertheimer
- Charles Mannheim
- Paul Chevallier
- Betty de Rothschild
- Liliane de Rothschild
- Baron Elie de Rothschild
- Baronne Adèle de Rothschild
- Baron Alphonse de Rothschild
- Baronne Béatrice Ephrussi
- Maurice Ephrussi
- Baron James de Rothschild
- Guy de Rothschild
- Marie-Hélène de Rothschild
- Louis XV
- Louis XVI
- Marie-Antoinette
- Mayer Amschel Rothschild
- James de Rothschild
- Béatrice Ephrussi de Rothschild
Institutions
- Mobilier National
- Galerie des Gobelins
- Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild
- Waddesdon Manor
- Musée du Louvre
- Musée national de Céramique
- Institut de France
- Connaissance des Arts
- Académie des Beaux-Arts
- Manufacture de Sèvres
- Manufacture de Vincennes
- Château de Ferrières
- Hôtel Lambert
- Éditions Monelle Hayot
- Mobilier national
- Académie des beaux-arts
- Musée de Sèvres
- Beaux Arts Magazine
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Vincennes
- Sèvres
- Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
- Côte d'Azur
- Frankfurt
- Germany
- London
- England
- Vienna
- Austria
- Naples
- Italy
- Versailles
- Waddesdon Manor
- Ferrières
- Pregny
- Cap Ferrat
- Francfort
- Allemagne
- Londres
- Royaume-Uni
- Vienne
- Autriche
- Italie
- Halton
- Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild
- Château de Ferrières
- Rue Laffitte
- Galerie des Gobelins
- 1 Rue Berbier du Mets
- 75013 Paris