Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
French
A maker of exemplary European ceramics for hundreds of years, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres has produced porcelain of the highest quality since 1740.
The factory enjoyed royal patronage from its earliest days, and its most prominent patrons in the late 1700s — King Louis XV of France and his mistress, Madame de Pompadour — commissioned some of the period’s most elegant and striking pieces (only the truly wealthy could afford porcelain at this time). The company was originally established in Vincennes but was moved at the request of Madame de Pompadour, in 1756, to Sèvres, near Versailles, so that its operations would be closer to her château.
Sèvres became a mighty and much-revered factory working under a special grant from King Louis XV — the company’s owner as of 1759 and whose abundance of orders for special state gifts put financial strain on the company. Madame de Pompadour is said to have commissioned Sèvres to create an entire indoor garden of porcelain botanicals, for example.
While Sèvres gained a sterling reputation for its soft-paste porcelain wares, the company was late in entering into the production of hard-paste porcelain.
Hard-paste porcelain is the most common type of Chinese porcelain, then a widely exported and profitable product that was not made in Europe until the 18th century. The resources at Sèvres were largely relegated to meeting the demands of Louis XV, and secondly, it did not acquire the secret formula for hard-paste porcelain until 1761.
Until it obtained the coveted secrets behind hard-paste porcelain from a chemist named Pierre-Antoine Hannong — and, years later, gained access to the elusive raw materials to make hard-paste porcelain — Sèvres produced soft-paste porcelain for decades that was widely celebrated but is comparatively a far weaker type as opposed to the hard-paste productions of the company’s rival, Meissen, in Saxony, the first to produce true porcelain outside of Asia.
The artisans at Sèvres applied the rarest and most difficult-to-produce colors to their decorative objects and dinner services. One such color, the bright bleu de roi, became the manufacturer’s signature shade and is found on many of their objects. Sèvres also experimented with rarely glazed or unglazed works that bore no decoration at all — bisque porcelain, French for “biscuit,” refers to unadorned white porcelain sculptures made at Sèvres that resemble white marble after being kiln-fired.
Sèvres marks were applied over the glaze or rendered with cuts by a sharp tool — authentic Sèvres porcelain is most commonly marked with two interlaced Ls that are painted in blue and enclose a third letter. Painters and potters were tasked with affixing marks to record their role in the creation of a particular piece, and as a lot of these artisans’ names are recorded in archival factory materials — and there is also much to be learned at the Sèvres museum — it’s likely that you can accurately identify your Sèvres piece.
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Creator: Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Antique Sevres Porcelain Blue & Gilt & Ormolu Table Lamp 19th Century
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning antique French Sevres style Cobalt Blue hand-painted porcelain and ormolu mounted twin handled vase, circa 1880 in date, later converted into a lamp.
The large ...
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19th Century French Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
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Ormolu
Rare Monumental Pair 19th Century Napoleonic French Sevres Urns circa 1880
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a spectacular pair of Sevres urns of monumental proportions and size. The urns features scenes of Napolean and his men in French scenery or perhaps some other country he con...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
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Porcelain
Sevres Porcelain Ormolu Tazza, 1838 Hunting Royal Service of King Louis Philippe
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Sevres Porcelain Ormolu Tazza, 1838 Hunting Royal Service of King Louis Philippe
This exceptional Sèvres porcelain ormolu-mounted tazza, dating to 1838, forms part of the renowned ...
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19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
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Ormolu
Antique Large French Sevres Porcelain Casket 19th Century
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in London, GB
This is a fabulous, larger than usual, antique French Sevres porcelain ormolu mounted casket, Circa 1860 in date.
The shaped hinged cover decorated with a hand painted courting cou...
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19th Century French Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
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Ormolu
A Pair Ceramic Art Deco Bookends - Poodles - by Sèvres - Paul Millet
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful set of ceramic bookends, made by the French brand Sèvres, designed by Paul Milet.
The bookends are images of poodles, very nice and expressive, made in the typical red co...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
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Ceramic
19th Century Sèvres Porcelain Dinner Set with Comital Coronet
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite 52-piece porcelain dinner service, crafted by Sèvres in the 19th century, exemplifies the refined artistry and heritage of French porcelain. Each piece features a hand-painted burgundy rim with gilded accents, along with a monogram “B” crowned with a comital coronet—a mark of aristocratic prestige. The crown, characterized by nine pearls...
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19th Century French Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
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Porcelain
French Sèvres Porcelain Urns, Pair
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and rare pair of French Sèvres porcelain bronze-mounted urns, Neoclassical/Rococo design period, circa 19th century, mid-1800s, Fra...
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19th Century French Rococo Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
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Bronze
Sevres Hand Painted Matched Porcelain Cabinet Cup and Saucer
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique French matched hand painted porcelain cabinet cup and saucer painted with various scenes by Sevres and dating from the latter 19th century. ...
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Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
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Porcelain
Sèvres French Porcelain Hand Painted Teacup and Saucer with Bird Scenes, 1791
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional and rare Sèvres Porcelain cabinet teacup and saucer each hand painted with birds within a landscape in coloured enamels and set...
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1790s French Louis XVI Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Sevres Porcelain & Floral Enameled Lidded Vanity Jar
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 19th-century Sèvres porcelain thread dispenser is an exquisite example of the luxurious craftsmanship and decorative artistry associated with the Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory, o...
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19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Sevres 19th C., Chateau Des Tuileries 1846 Louis Phillippe Cup / Saucer Set
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sevres, 20 Pieces (10 Sets) Circa 1846. Made for the Chateau Des Tuileries service of Louis Phillippe
This exquisite Sèvres porcelain cup and saucer grouping (10 sets) dates to the Louis-Philippe era, featuring the royal monogram of King Louis-Philippe I (reigned 1830–1848). The monogram, prominently displayed on the saucers, is encircled by a laurel wreath and crowned, signifying its royal provenance and connection to French aristocracy. The set was likely commissioned for or associated with the Château des Tuileries, as indicated by the markings on the underside.
The design includes a regal cobalt blue border with intricate gilded ivy patterns, hand-painted cherubs, and floral medallions on the tea cups. Gilded accents, including the delicate handles, enhance the opulence of this neoclassical-style set. The artistry and precision reflect the mastery of the Sèvres porcelain factory during this period.
This Louis-Philippe monogrammed tea set is a rare and historically significant collection, ideal for collectors of French royal memorabilia or fine European porcelain...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
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Porcelain
A fine pair of 18th century Sèvres soft paste porcelain Ice Pails
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Exeter, GB
A fine pair of 18th century Sèvres soft paste porcelain Ice Pails (Seau or jatte à glace). In three parts, the urn shaped bowl, which is fitted with angular handles terminating in gi...
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18th Century French Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
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Porcelain
Early 20th Century Sèvres Porcelain Plate, Napoleon III Style.
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Early 20th century Sèvres porcelain plate, Napoleon III style.
A 20th century Sèvres porcelain plate in the Napoleon III style.
H: 2cm, D: 25cm
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
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Porcelain
Pair of Sèvres Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Covered Vases, 19th Century.
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Sèvres porcelain and gilt bronze covered vases, 19th century.
Pair of 19th century covered vases, Napoleon III period, Sèvres porcelain, painted and enamelled, gilt bronze.
...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Large Gold Porcelain Tureen and Gold Platter by Camille Le Tallec
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Vintage French Sèvres Porcelain Soup Tureen and Platter by Le Tallec, Paris
This exquisite French porcelain soup tureen and platter is a stunning
example of mid-century craftsmanship...
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20th Century French Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
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Porcelain
A fine pair of 18th century Sèvres soft paste porcelain Bottle Coolers
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Exeter, GB
A fine pair of 18th century Sèvres soft paste porcelain Bottle Coolers (Seaux à bouteille). The Etruscan shaped coolers, each with two loop handles, finely decorated with a turquoise...
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18th Century French Rococo Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 5 French Sèvres Portrait Plates of Different Ladies of the French Court
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Boston, MA
Set of five French Sèvres portrait plates, each painted with different ladies of the French court, artist signed Maglin. They are from 1837. Each...
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1830s French Louis Philippe Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Stunning Royal Blue Sevres Bronze Ormolu Mounted Figural Compote Centerpiece
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a stunning royal blue Sevres signed bronze ormolu mounted compote or centerpiece. The piece is absolutely gorgeous with figural maidens and wonderful floral designs and a mas...
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1890s French Louis XV Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair Antique French Sevres Portrait Porcelain Ormolu Wall Sconces Candle Lights
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Portland, OR
A fine & large pair of antique French Sevres porcelain ormolu mounted candle wall sconce lights, mounted with portrait miniatures, circa 1880.
The top of each sconce is inset with a Sevres porcelain portrait miniature of Princess Elizabeth the Sister of Louis XVI & Madame De Montesson the wife of Louis Philippe Duke of Orleans...
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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
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Bronze, Ormolu
Set of 12, Sevres 19th C., Chateau Des Tuileries 1846 Louis Phillippe Plates
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sevres, Set of 12 Circa 1846. Made for the Chateau Des Tuileries service of Louis Phillippe.
This exquisite 19th-century porcelain plate set, crafted by the renowned Sèvres manufac...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Bronze Clock with Sèvres Porcelain
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A fine quality Louis XVI style bronze ormolu mantel clock. The case is made of gilt brass and bronze ormolu casted ornaments, Roman numerals in white enameled cartouches. On top of t...
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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Paul Milet for Sevres Red Flambe Ormolu Mounted Neoclassical Vase
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Paul Milet for Sevres Red Flambe Ormolu Mounted Neoclassical Vase
Designed by Paul Milet (1870-1950)
Executed by Sevres Porcelain
A beautiful Paul Milet for Sevres red flambe ormo...
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20th Century French Neoclassical Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Massive 19th Century Sèvres Porcelain 'Labors of Cupid' Circular Tray
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Massive 19th Century Sèvres Porcelain 'Labors of Cupid' Circular Tray
France, 1870s, with blue painted interlaced 'L's' underglaze mark
This massive 19th-century Sèvres porcelain 'L...
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Late 19th Century French Baroque Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Sevres, Bisque 'Joan of Arc' Model After Princess Marie d'Orleans Circa 1847
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Atlanta, GA
Manufacture Nationale De Sevres (French, founded 1740), after Princess Marie-Christine d' Orleans (French, 1813-1839).
"Princess Marie d’Orléans was the youngest daughter of the Fr...
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19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 19th Century Porcelain Ormolu Mounted Table Lamps by Sevres
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of fine quality 19th Century Louis XVI style Sevres porcelain ormolu mounted table lamps. Traditional French porcelain.
These beautiful h...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Bronze
A Sèvres Porcelain Box, Gilt Brass Mounting, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A Sèvres porcelain case, gilt brass mounting, 19th century, Napoleon III period.
An important Sèvres porcelain box, 19th century, Napoleon III period, gilt brass mounting.
H: 15.5cm...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Brass
Museum Piece, SEVRES 1924 Paris Olympic Games Gold Medal Vase
By Octave Guillonnet, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
1924 Paris Olympic Games gold medal vase by Octave Guillonnet and Emile Louis Bracquemond at Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, 1924. Height : 13.2"(33.5cm), Diameter : 6.3"(16cm). Sta...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
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Ceramic, Porcelain
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp with Sèvres Ceramic Parrot
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Nice Vintage table lamp, with a figurine of a blue parrot, made of porcelain. The lamp foot is made of bronze and leafs are made of copper. The porcelain is marked Sèvres. The lamp s...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Copper
A Pair of Sèvres Porcelain Covered Vases, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A pair of Sèvres porcelain covered vases, 19th century, Napoleon III period.
A pair of Napoleon III period covered vases in Sèvres porcelain, enamelled and gilded, gilt bronze mount...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Bronze
A Large Sèvres Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Bowl, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A large Sèvres porcelain and gilt bronze bowl, 19th century, Napoleon III period.
A Sèvres porcelain and ormolu bowl, 19th century, Napoleon III period.
H: 31cm, W: 42cm, D: 24cm
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Palatial French Ormolu-Mounted Sevres Porcelain Hand-Painted Vase and Cover
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
A palatial french ormolu-mounted Sevres Porcelain hand-painted vase and cover, circa 1838.
This monumental Sevres porcelain vase stands 56" high, and is beautifully hand-painted with classical scenes of lovers and cupids, in teal / turquoise blue ground porcelain. Made with very fine quality figural bronze handle, the vase turns to a full 360 degree angle and is mounted on a solid bronze base with fine detail. Painted with beautiful flowers throughout the entire vase, leading up to the cover, which is adorned with an acorn bronze...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Sevres Pair of Porcelain Bronze Covered Vases
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Guaynabo, PR
The dark blue background of the porcelain vases stand on a gilded carved octagonal pedestal. The base is decorated with gilt scrolls of acanthus leaves and foliage. The front center ...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
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Porcelain
Antique French Gilt Bronze Desk / Inkwell Tray with Sévres Porcelain Plaques
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Toronto, ON
A stunning French gilt bronze table inkwell tray or desk tray, adorned with exquisite Sèvres soft paste porcelain inset plaques. These hand-painted plaques showcase exceptional craft...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
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Bronze
French Sèvres 19th Century Porcelain Egg with Putto and Garland of Pink Roses
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Sèvres Manufacture porcelain egg from the 19th century, with putto and floral hand painted décor. Born in France during the 19th century, this exquisite decorative egg featu...
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19th Century French Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
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Porcelain
Small 19th Century Napoleon III Period Sèvres Porcelain Box.
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Small 19th century Napoleon III period Sèvres porcelain box.
A Napoleon III period small box, 19th century, in Sèvres blue porcelain, enamelled and gilded, with a gallant scene on t...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Sevrès Porcelain Figural Stand Centerpiece Raised Fruit Basket
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Miami, FL
Serving piece, fruit bowl center table with 1 plates and 1 high, basfuit basket in enameled porcelain.
This highly decorative footed bowl, reti...
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Late 19th Century European Rococo Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
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Porcelain
Signed E. Froger 19th Century French Porcelain Potpourri by Sevres, 1880
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Cobalt blue and gold with two cartouches on the lid each with a winged cherub and a dove signed E. Froger. Perforated bronze strap with handles which is attached to the bottom of the...
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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
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Bronze
Pair, Sevres Paul Millet Sang De Boeuf Ormolu Mounted Vases 13"
By Paul Millet, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Atlanta, GA
This striking pair of 13-inch Sèvres Paul Millet vases features a deep Sang de Boeuf glaze, a rich oxblood red that complements the ornate ormolu mounts. Crafted in the early 20th ce...
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Early 20th Century French Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Brass
French Ormolu Mounted Pink Sevres Vase, (19th Century)
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Lisbon, PT
A beautiful antique decorative pink porcelain Sèvres Style urn with a hand-painted background of a guitar musician and his lady. A Serenata scene. In the back a lake scene with a ca...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
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Metal, Bronze
Mid century Sevres vase France porcelain form Decoeur 3 cobalt blue gold
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Fantastic mid century vase in gilt decor over rich dark blue ground.
Form #3 designed by Emile Decoeur (1876-1953)
On the bottom
marked with green Sevres 1950 - stamp
Red Sevres...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
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Porcelain
Pair Antique French Sevres Porcelain Champleve Ormolu Ewers Signed Rochette 1890
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Portland, OR
A very fine & large pair of 19th century antique French Sevres Porcelain, ormolu and champleve enamel, handpainted ewers, signed "C. Rochette", circa 1890.
Each ewer having a finely cast & gilded bronze rococo handle, each neck is decorated with exquisite champleve enamel. Each ewer having a dark blue porcelain baluster shaped body, with two oval hand-painted reserves each with a courting couple signed "C. Rochette", both reserves are surrounded with lavish gilding & at the base of each painted panel are the Sevres interlaced L's. To the rear are corresponding panels also finely handpainted with landscape scenes, the ewers are raised on champleve socle bases and with onyx plinths below.
Condition of both ewers is excellent, a very beautiful pair of exqusite late 19th century Sevres ewers...
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1890s French Louis XV Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century Sevres Royal Blue Porcelain Vase Made in France
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 21 1/4 in W: 5 1/2 in D: 5 in
This Antique 19th Century Sèvres Royal Blue Porcelain Vase Made in France is an exquisite representation of the unparalleled craftsman...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Sevres Biscuit Group of Three Frolicking Puttos
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century Sevres biscuit group of three frolicking puttos
France, Date Lettered 1884
A splendid example of 19th century Sevres biscuit porcelain...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
French Sevres Château de Fontainebleau Porcelain Serving Dishes
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Newark, England
Ormolu Mounted
From our Ceramics collection, we are delighted to offer a pair of French Sevres boat-shaped porcelain dishes with original ormolu mounts. The serving dishes beautifully decorated with a frieze of vibrant green undulating foliate garlands interspersed with mosaic style classical romanesque cartouches and birds. The inside decorated with gilt scrollwork embellishments with a six point start to the centre. The porcelain raised on four scrolling legs draped with garlands of fruiting vine. The porcelain bearing the Louis Philippe interlaced L's Sevres mark, the Chateau de Fontainebleau mark, incised marks for the original serves blank manufacturing along with initials and finally the painted initials WB. The dishes dated to the first half of the 19th century 1839/1840 respectively. The ormolu mounts stamped to the base CHER.
Château de Fontainebleau (also known as the Palace of Fontainebleau) is located southeast of Paris and is one of the largest French royal châteaux. The medieval castle served as a residence for the French monarchs from Louis VII...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Ormolu Sèvres Porcelain Bronze Candelabra François Boucher, 18th Century
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, François Boucher
Located in Lisbon, PT
A very rare Ormolu Sèvres Porcelain Gilt Bronze Candlesticks Candelabra with a hand painted scene by François Boucher.
‘P . F . Boucher’ original mark o...
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18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Exquisite Antique French Sevres Cobalt Porcelain and Ormolu Centerpiece Compote
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Tustin, CA
Opulent, 19th century handmade and painted square porcelain and ormolu gilt metal centerpiece features elaborately scrolling floral split handles, and a grapevine wreathed frame with egg and dart edges on cabriole legs. An idyllic pastoral scene is exquisitely painted in minute detail in the center and dramatically framed with a magnificent cobalt blue painted border with rich 24-karat gold trim and panels of hand painted, multicolored flowers.
Measures approximately 15.5” wide x 12” deep x 7.25” high.
Hallmarked in blue with the letter A...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Phenomenal 12 Sevres 19th C, Chateau Des Tuileries 1846 Chateau Scene Cup Saucer
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sevres, 24 Pieces (12 Sets) Circa 1846. Made for the Chateau Des Tuileries service.
Each extraordinary teacup is features a pristine hand painted surface of a Famous Chateau in Fra...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Napoleon III Jardiniere or Planter
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century Napoleon III bronze mounted marquetry jardiniere, or planter, with inlaid veneer of kingwood. Decorated with two hand-painted Se`vres porcelain medallions, one with a ...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Zinc
French 19C Japy Freres & Red Sevres Porcelain Mantle Clock with Garniture Set
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Phillipe Mourey, Japy Frères
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A STUNNING mid to late 19C French Japy Freres & Red/Magenta Sevres Porcelain Mantle Clock with Garniture Candlestick Ewers.
The clock movement is by the famous Parisienne Clockmaker … ‘Japy Freres’ and the clock dial has the marks for “JAY” (short for Japy Freres) & “Paris” on the dial face.
The clock mechanism and clock face/dial have matching serial numbers of “7225”. The movement also has the numbers: “5 – 2”.
The clock face/dial also has the initials: “D.H.”.
The gilt ormolu clock case is gilt spelter and is signed on the rear base, for having been made by “P.H. Mourey” of Paris, who worked with and for ‘Japy Freres’, towards the end of the 19th Century.
The signature of ‘Mourey’ also bears the numbers “85” … probably for 1885, but could also be the serial number.
Taking into account Mourey’s historical association with Japy, being late 19th Century, we are leaning heavily towards this being the date of manufacture i.e. 1885.
The Clock has RARE red/magenta Sevres hand-painted porcelain paintings/additions, to include:-
(i) a 2 handled and lidded urn on the crown with pointed flame finial,
(ii) a pair of bulbous urns either side of the main body and clock face,
(iii) the clock face and dial itself and
(iv) a flat rectangular medallion on the front base.
The crown urn and the base medallion both have similar themes, but different painted scenes, depicting French rural countryside scenes with cottages, rivers and bridges.
The porcelain urns on the sides, likewise have hand-painted images of a young boy, in rustic period attire on the right and a young girl on the left.
None of these paintings appear to be signed.
The clock case has GLORIOUS detail to it, with scrolls, ribbons, vines, grapes and Corinthian columns.
The clock sits on a custom made gilt wood and burgundy velvet plinth, that is original to the piece and was a common accent with ‘Japy Freres Clocks’, when originally retailed in their Paris shop.
The rear of the clock is plain and the perspex/clear resin plate insert, is a new addition, but a nice addition, in that it allows one, to view the movement and pendulum works.
The clock is an 8 day movement with a strike on the hour and half hour. The clock face has 2 winding holes … one for the pendulum movement and the other for the striking chime/ring.
Unlike British clocks this clock does not have a long musical chime … it is a simple ‘single strike’ on the half hour.
The red/magenta Sevres porcelain clock face/dial is in SUPERB condition. Roman numerals with gilt accents and a hand-painted circular wreath/bouquet of spring flowers on the center section.
To complete the set, we have a matching pair of gilt ormolu spelter and hand-painted red/magenta Sevres porcelain Ewers … which can hold a single candle each.
The porcelain urns on the central section, have hand-painted images of a young lady in rustic period attire … fishing on the riverbank on the right and a young man playing the flute in the countryside on the left.
The front base medallions on each ewer have hand-painted wreaths/bouquets of spring flowers.
The clock facing side of the porcelain urn on each Ewer, has a brass ormolu applique head, of the Greek god of wine-making, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, festivity, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre, namely, Dionysus.
The plinths are signed on the rear top left corner, and we think they read: “R.P. Unfaut”. They also bear the numbers “61” and “69”, Again, possibly for 1861 and 1869, but here we think it is more likely they are serial numbers, as it is highly unlikely that a matching pair were made 8 years apart!
Whilst we cannot find any information on ‘R.P. Unfaut’, we can only guess that he/she/they worked with, or for, ‘Japy Freres’, as these ewers are unmistakably, a ‘superb’ match for the clock!
The style, subject matter, gold banding and edging, around the paintings, are virtually ‘identical’ to the same decorations on the clock’s porcelain paintings.
The Ewer on the left (with the boy playing the flute) appears to have a faded signature on the gold border of the painting towards the base and we think it is the signature of ‘Alexandre Evariste Fragonard’ …. one of the best known artists attached to Sevres in the mid 19th Century … meaning, that these Ewers were probably made circa 1845-50.
The quality and detail to these 2 paintings is classic Fragonard!
We are of the opinion, therefore that these garnitures, were made circa 35/40 years before the clock, as Mourey was prevalent with Japy around 1880 – 1900.
The clock paintings are of a very similar, rustic ‘Fragonard Style’ subject matter and although unsigned, could possibly have been painted by a Sevres artist, to replicate the Fragonard paintings...
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