FRENCH LANGUAGE From Napoleon I to Napoleon III, the monarchies of the 19th century invested in the palaces and decorations of the Ancien Régime in order to consolidate a legitimacy that had become fragile. To satisfy this intention, the Crown Furniture, heir to the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne and forerunner of the current National Furniture, reconstituted and administered a unique collection of historical furniture. Little considered under the First Empire and the Restoration, 17th and 18th century furniture was brought back into fashion by Louis-Philippe and his sons, then by the Empress
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