One highlight of the rentrée is the scholarly exhibitions put on at the same time as the Biennale by the Paris dealership Galerie Kugel.
Past glories have included silver-gilt objects from Strasbourg in 2014 and Renaissance timekeepers and automata in 2016.
This year a change takes place. Instead of a dedicated exhibition, the firm has decided to open an extension to its already substantial gallery on the Quai Anatole France, adding six new rooms.