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The shop located at 61 rue Saint-Louis-en-l'Île, in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, dates from the 18th century. It is distinguished by its front and sign Au petit Bacchus, characteristic elements of the commercial architecture of the time. These components were officially recognized and protected by a registration order under the Historic Monuments on 22 February 1926, highlighting their heritage value and their representation of Parisian artisanal and commercial practices under the Ancien Régime.

Rue Saint-Louis-en-l'Île, located on the island of the same name, was a place of intense activity in the 18th century, marked by the presence of artisans, traders and specialized shops. The fronts, often worked out, served not only to attract customers, but also to display the social and professional status of their owner. Ensign In the small Bacchus probably evokes an activity related to wine or restoration, reflecting the importance of the craft of mouth in Paris then, where cabarets and food shops played a central role in everyday life.

The location of this shop, specified with average accuracy (level 5 out of 10), corresponds to the address recorded in the Merimée base, confirming its anchoring in the historic urban fabric of Île Saint-Louis. This neighborhood, now known for its charm and its preserved heritage, was already at the time a lively place of life, where inhabitants, merchants and passers-by mingled. The protection of this front in 1926 is evidence of an early awareness of the need to preserve the material traces of this commercial and artisanal past.

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