Show with magnificent French furniture by Jean-Pierre Latz

Furniture had already fallen into oblivion

The Saxon Elector Augustus II - son of Augustus the Strong - and his Prime Minister Heinrich Count von Brühl had Latz's luxurious creations delivered directly from Paris to the Saxon court as status symbols. Some of the furniture was removed during the Second World War; others remained in the palace and were badly damaged during the bombing of the city. They were later considered war losses.

According to the art collections, the Latz furniture was stored in the SKD depots in the post-war period due to its condition and was eventually forgotten. It was only the introduction of the Daphne museum database, which was used to inventory the SKD's entire collection from 2008, that led to their rediscovery.