Museum François Duesberg was opened on 21 September 1994 and is devoted to

decorative arts ] The decorative arts are arts or crafts whose object is the design and manufacture of objects that are both beautiful and functional. It includes most of the arts making objects for the interiors of buildings, and interior design, but not usual ...

from the period 1775 to 1825. The museum is located in Mons, Belgium, Mons ( Hainaut) opposite the collegiate Saint

Waltrude Saint Waltrude (french: Waudru; nl, Waldetrudis; german: Waltraud; la, Valdetrudis, Valtrudis, Waltrudis; died April 9, 688 AD) is the patron saint of Mons, Belgium, where she is known in French as Sainte Waudru, and of Herentals, Belgium, wher ...

Church in the former buildings of the

National Bank of Belgium The National Bank of Belgium (NBB; nl, Nationale Bank van België, french: Banque nationale de Belgique, german: Belgische Nationalbank) has been the central bank of Belgium since 1850. The National Bank of Belgium was established with 100% pr ...

. It houses a large collection of objects in perfect condition:Jean Hautepierre, ''Le Musée François Duesberg : haut lieu trop méconnu de l’orfèvrerie d’art'', La revue indépendante, 171ème année, n° 332,janvier, févier, mars 2012, Paris. it has a prestigious collection of clocks and mantel clocks, exceptional gilded French

bronze Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily of copper, commonly with about 12–12.5% tin and often with the addition of other metals (including aluminium, manganese, nickel, or zinc) and sometimes non-metals, such as phosphorus, or metalloids such ...

porcelain Porcelain () is a ceramic material made by heating substances, generally including materials such as kaolinite, in a kiln to temperatures between . The strength and translucence of porcelain, relative to other types of pottery, arises mainl ...

(mainly from Paris and Brussels), pottery, jewelry (including the famous Mons-punch), and numerous items of similar quality. It was founded by François Duesberg and his wife Betty whose collections focus on the periods of

Louis XVI Louis XVI (''Louis-Auguste''; ; 23 August 175421 January 1793) was the last King of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution. He was referred to as ''Citizen Louis Capet'' during the four months just before he was ...

, that of

Charles X of France Charles X (born Charles Philippe, Count of Artois; 9 October 1757 – 6 November 1836) was King of France from 16 September 1824 until 2 August 1830. An uncle of the uncrowned Louis XVII and younger brother to reigning kings Louis XVI and Lou ...

and of the

First French Empire The First French Empire, officially the French Republic, then the French Empire (; Latin: ) after 1809, also known as Napoleonic France, was the empire ruled by Napoleon Bonaparte, who established French hegemony over much of continental Eu ...

under

Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

Gallery

File:1. Le bâtiment du musée François Duesberg à Mons (Belgique).jpg, The museum on 12 Square Franklin Roosevelt. Entry of the museum on 2 Rue de la Houssière. File:3. Collections baron et baronne François DUESBERG.jpg, File:4. Collections baron et baronne François DUESBERG.jpg, File:5. Collections baron et baronne François DUESBERG.jpg, File:Horloge-portique-musee-duesberg.jpg

References

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