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
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
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Vincennes
- Sèvres
- Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
- Côte d'Azur
- Frankfurt
- Germany
- London
- England
- Vienna
- Austria
- Naples
- Italy
- Versailles
- Waddesdon Manor