{"id":11721,"date":"2019-12-25T10:51:51","date_gmt":"2019-12-25T09:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/?p=11721"},"modified":"2019-12-29T15:44:52","modified_gmt":"2019-12-29T14:44:52","slug":"le-service-de-toilette-en-vermeil-de-la-duchesse-de-modene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/le-service-de-toilette-en-vermeil-de-la-duchesse-de-modene\/","title":{"rendered":"Le service de toilette en vermeil de la duchesse de Mod\u00e8ne"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Le mus\u00e9e du Louvre annonce l\u2019acquisition, pour le d\u00e9partement des Objets d\u2019art, d\u2019un ensemble de pi\u00e8ces de la toilette en vermeil cr\u00e9\u00e9e par l\u2019orf\u00e8vre Nicolas Besnier (1684-1754) pour le mariage de Charlotte-Agla\u00e9 d\u2019Orl\u00e9ans (1700-1761), petite fille de Louis XIV et fille de Philippe II d\u2019Orl\u00e9ans, dit le R\u00e9gent, avec Fran\u00e7ois Marie III d\u2019Este, duc de Mod\u00e8ne.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Parmi les douze toilettes recens\u00e9es pour les membres de la famille d\u2019Orl\u00e9ans, celui de Charlotte-Agla\u00e9 d\u2019Orl\u00e9ans (1700-1761) est de loin le plus complet et le plus lourd (plus de 37 kg) jamais offert \u00e0 une fille de France. \u00c0 titre de comparaison, le service de toilette de la reine Marie-Antoinette, livr\u00e9 en 1789, ne compte que 37 pi\u00e8ces, et celui de la duchesse de Cadaval fait entre\u00a01738 et\u00a01739 ne p\u00e8se que 26,250\u00a0kg.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11746\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11746\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/79320785_10157142376834926_9208249091933339648_o.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11746\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/le-service-de-toilette-en-vermeil-de-la-duchesse-de-modene\/79320785_10157142376834926_9208249091933339648_o\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/79320785_10157142376834926_9208249091933339648_o.jpg?fit=960%2C780&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,780\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Le service de toilette en vermeil de la duchesse de Mod\u00e8ne\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Le service de toilette en vermeil de la duchesse de Mod\u00e8ne.&lt;br \/&gt;\nAigui\u00e8re et son bassin en vermeil \u00a9 CHRISTIE&amp;rsquo;S IMAGES LTD&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/79320785_10157142376834926_9208249091933339648_o.jpg?fit=300%2C244&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/79320785_10157142376834926_9208249091933339648_o.jpg?fit=665%2C540&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-11746\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/79320785_10157142376834926_9208249091933339648_o.jpg?resize=600%2C488\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/79320785_10157142376834926_9208249091933339648_o.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/79320785_10157142376834926_9208249091933339648_o.jpg?resize=300%2C244&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/79320785_10157142376834926_9208249091933339648_o.jpg?resize=768%2C624&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/79320785_10157142376834926_9208249091933339648_o.jpg?resize=180%2C146&amp;ssl=1 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11746\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Le service de toilette en vermeil de la duchesse de Mod\u00e8ne.<br \/>Aigui\u00e8re et son bassin en vermeil \u00a9 Christie&rsquo;s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sur les quarante et une pi\u00e8ces que comportait \u00e0 l\u2019origine ce service de toilette, le plus complet et le plus important de ceux recens\u00e9s pour la famille d\u2019Orl\u00e9ans, et le seul ayant \u00e9chapp\u00e9 aux fontes royales et r\u00e9volutionnaires, onze pi\u00e8ces sur les quinze aujourd\u2019hui r\u00e9pertori\u00e9es \u00e9taient propos\u00e9es \u00e0 la vente.<\/p>\n<p>Un ensemble de huit objets r\u00e9partis en cinq lots a pu \u00eatre acquis par exercice du droit de pr\u00e9emption de l\u2019Etat, \u00e0 l\u2019occasion de la vente organis\u00e9e par Christie\u2019s France \u00e0 Paris, mercredi 27 novembre 2019.Les grands services de toilette fran\u00e7ais des 17\u00e8me et 18\u00e8me\u00a0 si\u00e8cles \u00e9taient jusqu\u2019ici absents des collections nationales et restent tr\u00e8s rares, m\u00eame \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tranger.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11747\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11747\" style=\"width: 744px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/79729700_10157142377514926_3884783574041231360_o.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11747\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/le-service-de-toilette-en-vermeil-de-la-duchesse-de-modene\/79729700_10157142377514926_3884783574041231360_o\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/79729700_10157142377514926_3884783574041231360_o.jpg?fit=744%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"744,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Le service de toilette en vermeil de la duchesse de Mod\u00e8ne\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Flacon \u00e0 parfum en vermeil \u00a9 CHRISTIE&amp;rsquo;S&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/79729700_10157142377514926_3884783574041231360_o.jpg?fit=233%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/79729700_10157142377514926_3884783574041231360_o.jpg?fit=665%2C858&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11747\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/79729700_10157142377514926_3884783574041231360_o.jpg?resize=665%2C858\" alt=\"\" width=\"665\" height=\"858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/79729700_10157142377514926_3884783574041231360_o.jpg?w=744&amp;ssl=1 744w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/79729700_10157142377514926_3884783574041231360_o.jpg?resize=233%2C300&amp;ssl=1 233w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/79729700_10157142377514926_3884783574041231360_o.jpg?resize=140%2C180&amp;ssl=1 140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11747\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flacon \u00e0 parfum en vermeil \u00a9 Christie&rsquo;s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>L\u2019argenterie de table et de toilette de la monarchie fran\u00e7aise, \u00e0 l\u2019instar du mobilier d\u2019argent, a fait l\u2019objet de fontes massives du r\u00e8gne de Louis XIV \u00e0 la R\u00e9volution. Seuls furent conserv\u00e9s les ensembles qui avaient quitt\u00e9 le royaume d\u00e8s leur cr\u00e9ation. Le Louvre ne poss\u00e9dait jusqu\u2019ici que deux objets de toilette de l\u2019Ancien R\u00e9gime : le miroir de toilette de la duchesse d\u2019York (1660) et le bassin de toilette de la duchesse d\u2019Orl\u00e9ans, la propre m\u00e8re de Charlotte-Agla\u00e9 (1720).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11748\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11748\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/79456355_10157142377499926_3598880589127614464_o.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11748\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/le-service-de-toilette-en-vermeil-de-la-duchesse-de-modene\/79456355_10157142377499926_3598880589127614464_o\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/79456355_10157142377499926_3598880589127614464_o.jpg?fit=960%2C676&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,676\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Le service de toilette en vermeil de la duchesse de Mod\u00e8ne\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Ganti\u00e8re et vergette en vermeil \u00a9 CHRISTIE&amp;rsquo;S&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/79456355_10157142377499926_3598880589127614464_o.jpg?fit=300%2C211&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/79456355_10157142377499926_3598880589127614464_o.jpg?fit=665%2C468&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-11748\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/79456355_10157142377499926_3598880589127614464_o.jpg?resize=600%2C423\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/79456355_10157142377499926_3598880589127614464_o.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/79456355_10157142377499926_3598880589127614464_o.jpg?resize=300%2C211&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/79456355_10157142377499926_3598880589127614464_o.jpg?resize=768%2C541&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/79456355_10157142377499926_3598880589127614464_o.jpg?resize=180%2C127&amp;ssl=1 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11748\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ganti\u00e8re et vergette en vermeil \u00a9 Christie&rsquo;s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Le service de toilette de la duchesse de Mod\u00e8ne viendra s\u2019ajouter \u00e0 deux autres oeuvres ma\u00eetresses de Nicolas Besnier acquises en 2014, les pots \u00e0 oille du service d\u2019Horatio Walpole, ambassadeur d\u2019Angleterre \u00e0 la cour de France en 1727. L\u2019acquisition des huit pi\u00e8ces du service de toilette de la petite-fille de Louis XIV constitue donc un extraordinaire \u00e9v\u00e9nement.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11750\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11750\" style=\"width: 686px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/gft.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11750\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/le-service-de-toilette-en-vermeil-de-la-duchesse-de-modene\/gft-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/gft.jpg?fit=686%2C658&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"686,658\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1577092942&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Le service de toilette en vermeil de la duchesse de Mod\u00e8ne\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Paire de pots et leur couvercle en vermeil \u00a9 CHRISTIE&amp;rsquo;S&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/gft.jpg?fit=300%2C288&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/gft.jpg?fit=665%2C638&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11750\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/gft.jpg?resize=665%2C638\" alt=\"\" width=\"665\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/gft.jpg?w=686&amp;ssl=1 686w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/gft.jpg?resize=300%2C288&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/gft.jpg?resize=180%2C173&amp;ssl=1 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11750\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paire de pots et leur couvercle en vermeil \u00a9 Christie&rsquo;s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Quintessence de l\u2019orf\u00e8vrerie de cour, les services de toilette princiers \u00e9taient souvent admir\u00e9s et comment\u00e9s par les contemporains : la c\u00e9r\u00e9monie de la \u00ab toilette \u00bb (maquillage, coiffure et parure) \u00e9tait publique et se tenait chaque matin dans la chambre en pr\u00e9sence d\u2019une nombreuse assistance. En cons\u00e9quence, les services de toilette \u00e9taient particuli\u00e8rement luxueux. Tout au long de son r\u00e8gne, Louis XIV prit soin d\u2019en offrir \u00e0 chacune de ses filles et petites-filles au moment de leur mariage. Respectant cette tradition, le R\u00e9gent commanda celle de sa fille Charlotte-Agla\u00e9 d\u2019Orl\u00e9ans et c\u2019est tout naturellement l\u2019orf\u00e8vre du roi Nicolas Besnier qui fut charg\u00e9 de l\u2019ex\u00e9cuter.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11752\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11752\" style=\"width: 665px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ase.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11752\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/le-service-de-toilette-en-vermeil-de-la-duchesse-de-modene\/ase-10\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ase.jpg?fit=2117%2C2169&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2117,2169\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1570723308&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;DALiM&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Le service de toilette en vermeil de la duchesse de Mod\u00e8ne\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Crachoir en vermeil \u00a9 CHRISTIE&amp;rsquo;S&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ase.jpg?fit=293%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ase.jpg?fit=665%2C682&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11752\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ase-999x1024.jpg?resize=665%2C682\" alt=\"\" width=\"665\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ase.jpg?resize=999%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 999w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ase.jpg?resize=293%2C300&amp;ssl=1 293w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ase.jpg?resize=768%2C787&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ase.jpg?resize=176%2C180&amp;ssl=1 176w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ase.jpg?w=1330&amp;ssl=1 1330w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ase.jpg?w=1995&amp;ssl=1 1995w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11752\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crachoir en vermeil \u00a9 Christie&rsquo;s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Neveu du grand orf\u00e8vre Nicolas Delaunay, Besnier travaillait dans l\u2019atelier de celui-ci, \u00e0 la Galerie du Louvre et, pour cette commande, il reprit probablement des dessins de son oncle. Il revenait alors d\u2019un s\u00e9jour \u00e0 l\u2019Acad\u00e9mie de France \u00e0 Rome o\u00f9 il avait \u00e9t\u00e9 form\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019Architecture. Son art est embl\u00e9matique de cette p\u00e9riode de l\u2019orf\u00e8vrerie dite du \u00ab deuxi\u00e8me style Louis XIV \u00bb ou \u00ab R\u00e9gence \u00bb, qui conduisit les artistes \u00e0 rechercher la virtuosit\u00e9 du d\u00e9cor et l\u2019all\u00e8gement des formes, rompant ainsi avec la monumentalit\u00e9 et la symbolique du Grand Si\u00e8cle. Besnier conjugue ainsi une infinie vari\u00e9t\u00e9 d\u2019ornements dispos\u00e9s en frises, en entrelacs, en lambrequins et en \u00ab tapis \u00bb, combin\u00e9s \u00e0 une grande finesse de ciselure dont les effets jouent merveilleusement avec la lumi\u00e8re.<\/p>\n<p>En plus d\u2019\u00eatre un ensemble exceptionnel par son style, ce service de toilette t\u00e9moigne \u00e9galement\u00a0de la r\u00e9alit\u00e9 \u00e9conomique et politique de son \u00e9poque. En d\u00e9cembre\u00a01689, Louis XIV avait \u00e9mis un d\u00e9cret limitant le poids de certaines pi\u00e8ces de services de toilette afin de contr\u00f4ler les d\u00e9penses. D\u00e8s la fin de r\u00e8gne du Roi Soleil en 1715, le R\u00e9gent r\u00e9introduit \u00e0 Versailles richesse et luxe. Entre\u00a01716 et\u00a01720, le syst\u00e8me de Law, qui d\u00e9veloppe l\u2019utilisation du papier-monnaie, provoque une euphorie \u00e9conomique qui profite \u00e0 Philippe d\u2019Orl\u00e9ans, lui permettant de commander ces pi\u00e8ces d\u2019orf\u00e8vrerie exceptionnelles pour le mariage de sa fille.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Le mus\u00e9e du Louvre annonce l\u2019acquisition, pour le d\u00e9partement des Objets d\u2019art, d\u2019un ensemble de pi\u00e8ces de la toilette en vermeil cr\u00e9\u00e9e par l\u2019orf\u00e8vre Nicolas Besnier (1684-1754) pour le mariage de Charlotte-Agla\u00e9 d\u2019Orl\u00e9ans (1700-1761), petite fille de Louis XIV et fille de Philippe II d\u2019Orl\u00e9ans, dit le R\u00e9gent, avec Fran\u00e7ois Marie III d\u2019Este, duc de 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