Finally, to make official dinners even more lavish, a magnificent centerpiece reigns on the table, adorned with floral compositions before the guests arrive. Restored in 2015 at the Puiforcat workshop, today it illuminates the banquet hall at least once per year for Heritage Days, under the enraptured gaze of the public. Surrounded by Sèvres porcelain, crystal glasses and priceless candelabras, the Élysée service reveals for France's most distinguished guests our country's finest tradition of excellence in the arts of the table.