The ''Garde-Meuble de la Couronne'' was, in the organisation of the

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royal household under the

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, the department of the ''

Maison du Roi The Maison du Roi (, 'King's Household') was the royal household of the King of France. It comprised the military, domestic, and religious entourage of the French royal family during the Ancien Régime and Bourbon Restoration in France, Bourbon R ...

'' responsible for the order, upkeep, storage and repair of all the

furniture Furniture refers to objects intended to support various human activities such as seating (e.g., Stool (seat), stools, chairs, and sofas), eating (table (furniture), tables), storing items, working, and sleeping (e.g., beds and hammocks). Furnitur ...

, art, and other movable objects in the royal palaces. It oversaw the administration of the

Beauvais Manufactory The Beauvais Manufactory () is a historic tapestry factory in Beauvais, France. It was second in importance, after the Gobelins Manufactory, of French tapestry workshops that were established under the general direction of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, t ...

and Gobelins Manufactory. Since 1870, the organisation is called the

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