The size of a boîte, Cabinet de Porcelaine, on Rue de Verneuil in the heart of the Rive Gauche district, is all that one could wish for in a Parisian shop.
Samuel Mazy is the ceramic artist behind this cabinet of curiosities.
Some branches are merely decorative, others are fashioned into candelabra.
Photograph by Megan Wilson.
Photograph by Frédéric Godé.
The only decoration necessary on a table or mantel.
Madame de Pompadour’s natural flair for art and decoration was obviously amplified in her association with Louis XV, and she was a key influence in creating the style known as Rococo, which still has a home at the Cabinet de Porcelaine.
Described by Mazy as “photophores,” unpainted magnolia tea light holders emanate light in a similar way to bioluminescent fish.
Photograph by Maurine Tric.
Morning glories, with their metal leaves and tendrils, supported on bamboo tripods, continue to be glorious into the afternoon and evening.