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He took me into his “prize room,” a shed filled with silver cups and trophies, ��è������� porcelain sent by presidents, framed accolades and other tributes to the greatness of his blue-white-and-red Bresse chickens, symbols of a certain France that endures, but only just.

Decisions must be made soon, says Patrizia Tavella, who leads the time department at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures in ��������, France.

Gewgaws were as much an inspiration to him as the superlative workshops of ��è������� or Fragonard’s studio.

They’re attributed to sculptor and ��è������� porcelain designer Etienne-Maurice Falconet, best known for his colossal, 1782 bronze statue of Peter the Great on rearing horseback in St. Petersburg, Russia.

New York’s list of 60 works of 18th-century European decorative arts and design has been drastically cut to San Marino’s 19, now padded with a big display of the Huntington’s own ��è������� dinner set.