In France the furniture belonging to the State Palaces is national property, and there is near the Champs Elysees in Paris a museum especially devoted to this, which every collector should visit. When a French palace is fitted up for the reception of a distinguished foreign guest, the furniture required is taken from the State Collection, "the Mobilier National" and returned when the occasion has passed. A great many of the finest examples of French furniture, or meubles de luxe, are described and illustrated in a sumptuous work, entitled, "Les Meubles d'Art du Mobilier National" by M. Williamson, and should be consulted by those who are interested in this magnificent collection. Lady Dilke has also described and illustrated several well-known pieces, and my own "History of Furniture" gives many examples. The term is frequently found in catalogues of important sales, when the pieces described are similar to or reproduced from those in the Mobilier National.