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
Pair Of Ormolu Porcelain Vases Manufature Nationale Sèvres, 19th Century
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Lisbon, PT
A pair of cobalt blue porcelain mounted ormolu vases from Sèvres with gilded bronze stands, decorated with Rococo gold enamel florals and polychrome floral swirls, gallant decoration...
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$11,637 Sale Price
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Pop Shade of Green Porcelain Cuo, by Manufacture de Sèvres, 1962
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sèvre -Cup
Pop shade of green porcelain cup
Manufacture de Sèvres, dated 1962
Decor in shades of green by Bernard Bannier.
Measures: H 5.5 cm / 2,2 in.
Ø 18 cm / 7 in.
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20th Century French Beaux Arts Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$2,834 Sale Price
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Pair Of Sèvres Porcelain & Ormolu Candelabra, François Boucher, 18th Century
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, François Boucher
Located in Lisbon, PT
These pieces are dual-purpose — they serve as decorative urns, and they transform into candlestick candelabras with candleholders.
The urns feature intricately sculpted gilt bronze ...
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18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$7,564 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Sevres porcelain vase signed C.H
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Sevres porcelain vase signed C.H.
This elegant French Sevres porcelain vase is a collectible piece that exudes sophistication and refinement. Signed C.H., this vase stands out for it...
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20th Century French Belle Époque Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Hand-Painted Sèvres Porcelain Biscuit Jar with Marking
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Milano, IT
Immerse yourself in timeless art with this exceptional biscuit jar made of exquisite Sèvres porcelain. The Sèvres mark on the base confirms its authenticity and origin from one of th...
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$2,362 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Sèvres Porcelain Hand-Painted Female Nude Table Lamps
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Sèvres Porcelain hand-painted table lamps with two part brass and umber velvet base. The hand-painted and glazed bodies of the table lamps are a female nude on a heathered ci...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Brass
$3,375 Sale Price / set
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Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Sèvres Porcelain & Ormolu Lidded Urns
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu lidded urns. The pair of urns are raised on square Ormolu bases supported by topie shaped feet. The e...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Sevres Teapot, Thomas Martin Randall Decoration, circa 1835
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Thomas Martin Randall
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A teapot from early Sevres production (around 1780), obtained as a blank, and decorated in Thomas Martin Randall's workshop in the Sevres style. I addition to his skill in painting, ...
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Mid-19th Century English Rococo Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Ormolu Sèvres Porcelain Bronze Candelabra François Boucher, 18th Century
By François Boucher, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
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 Neoclassical Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$3,636 Sale Price
33% Off
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
$3,778 Sale Price
20% Off
Bronze-Mounted Cobalt Blue Porcelain Lamp, circa 1900
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
The porcelain is Sevres and the bronze mounts are by E.F. Caldwell.
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Early 20th Century French Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Large Sèvres Style Porcelain Urn
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large Sèvres style porcelain urn raised on a bronze plinth. France, circa 1880.
Measures: Height 25" x width 11".
CW5129.
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1880s French Louis XV Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Imperial Manufacture of Sevres Porcelain Inkwell
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful 19th century French porcelain inkwell from the imperial manufacture of Sevres. Green and gold decor with dolphin's head.
Stamped Sevres at the back. Rare item.
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19th Century French Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$840 Sale Price
20% Off
Overscale Antique Sèvres Porcelain Urn Vases in Cobalt Blue with Gilt Accents
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Miami, FL
Overscale antique Sèvres Porcelain urn vases in cobalt blue with gilt accents
Offered for sale is a striking pair of overscale cobalt blue handled Sèvres Porcelain urn vases with ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$4,500 Sale Price / set
62% Off
A Lovely Late 19th Century White and Gilded Sèvres Style Porcelain Box
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Lovely Late 19th Century White and Gilded Sèvres Style Porcelain Box
The large, highly decorated French porcelain box with elaborate scroll dec...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French Sevres Green Ground Porcelain Framed Charger Napoleon Courting Josephine
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Large and very fine French Sevres green ground porcelain framed charger depicting the consecration of the Emperor Napoleon I and coronation of the...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Porcelain Samovar
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and very unusual jewelled porcelain samovar, Sèvres porcelain from the 18 century but decorated in the first quarter of the 19th century, probably in the workshop of Emil...
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of silver and porcelain sevres vases, 19th century
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Pair of silver and porcelain sevres vases, 19th century
Beautiful pair of sevres porcelain vases in blue and white with gold floral details, with silver neck, mouth and base. Texture...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
White and blue Vase in porcelain of Sèvres
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Beautiful porcelaine vase with blue birds
Designed in 1947
Signed with stamps
This is a rare piece from the most prestigious porcelain firm in the ...
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1940s French Vintage Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
French 19th century Louis XVI st. cobalt blue Sèvres porcelain and Ormolu lamp
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and very high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. cobalt blue Sèvres porcelain and Ormolu lamp. The lamp is raised by a square Ormolu base with elegant and unique fi...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Rococo Ceramic Sevres Chest
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Rococo ceramic sevres chest
hand painted signed Rochette
perfect condition 19th century
circa 1870.
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Early 1900s French Rococo Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
$2,240 Sale Price
20% Off
Large lamp in Sevres porcelain signed Boutaleb
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Very nice, large Sevres porcelain lamp signed by Boutaleb
Dated 1969
This lamp is ultra rare
Perfect condition
Dimensions given without shade
...
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1960s French Vintage Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French Sevres Bisque Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Candelabra Lamp Signed Feuchere
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A beautifully cast French Serves bisque porcelain grouping showing two classically draped maidens or Graces standing on a circular bisque base with flutes and inset with decorative flames, on a further bisque base decorated with grapes and palmettes, the whole on a circular gilded bronze base resting on three tupie feet. Between the heads of the maidens there is a decorative gilded shaft which supports the 'new' top electrics as well as three curved gilded candle arms and nozzles. Incised on the top and back of the bisque base is the Sevres stamp with a number 2 between the interlaced L's. There is also the original sculptor's name J. J Feuchere for Jean Jacques Feuchere ( 1805 - 1852) etched on the base under the Graces...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$4,400 Sale Price
32% Off
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Sévres Porcelain And Ormolu Annular Clock
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sévres porcelain and Ormolu annular clock. The clock is raised by a square Ormolu base with a Coeur de Rai border des...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Jean Mazeaud and Jean Faverot, Art Deco Porcelain Fruit Bowl, Sevres, 1930
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Jean Mazeaud and Jean Faverot, Art Deco porcelain fruit bowl, Sevres, 1930.
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1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Sevres Art Deco Jean Luce Porcelain Vase
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
The manufacture of Sèvres is certainly one of the best of the world dating back to the 1750tys.
The kings of France ordered their tableware from Sèvres.
The French ambassadors ...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Onyx, Porcelain, Gilt-Bronze and Cloisonnè Sevres Center, Neoclassical Style
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Onyx, porcelain, gilt bronze and cloisonnè Sevres center. Neoclassical Style. France late 19th century.
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
French, 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Marble Statue Signed Sèvres
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most charming French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and white Carrara marble statue signed Sèvres. The statue is raised by a white Carrara marble base with an eleg...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair Of Continental 19th Century Louis XVI St. Sèvres Porcelain Plaques
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most decorative pair of Continental 19th century Louis XVI st. Sèvres porcelain plaques in their original Giltwood frames. Each hand painted still life plaque is set within a wonde...
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19th Century Unknown Louis XVI Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Giltwood
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu Lidded Urn
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and very high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period cobalt blue Sèvres porcelain and ormolu lidded urn signed Sèvres. The urn is raised by a circul...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Sevres Casket
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in London, GB
A rare antique French gilt bronze and silver Sevres porcelain casket finely painted with neoclassical figures on two round and two rectangular ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Nice Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Champlevé Enamel Sèvres Style Centerpiece
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Long Island City, NY
A nice late 19th century gilt bronze and champlevé enamel mounted Sèvres style centerpiece
The porcelain plate decorated with a scene of an...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Sevres ceramic centerpiece
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Art Deco ceramic centrepiece with silver-plated bronzework. Signed V MP SEVRES
France, CIRCA 1930.
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Hexagonal Ceramic Vase by Sevrès
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Brown ceramic vase made by Sevrès. Signed Sevrès France and M.N.F.
France, circa 1910.
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1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Sèvres Cobalt Blue Porcelain & Ormolu-Mounted Bronze Garniture, Ca. 1850's
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
This rare Renaissance Revival garniture, consisting of a clock and pair of boxes in form of chalices with hinged bonnets, is richly decorated with numerous hand-painted medallions with portraits of medieval French...
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1850s French Renaissance Revival Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair 19th Century French Sèvres style Porcelain Tables
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality near pair of French kingwood veneered, ormolu-mounted side tables, having 'Sevres porcelain plaques mounted and raised on out swept legs and a plinth base.
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19th Century French Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Kingwood
Wonderful Late 19th Century Red and White Sèvres Style Porcelain Vase and Cover
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Wonderful Late 19th Century Red and White Sèvres Style Porcelain Vase and Cover
Signed by the artist L. Bertren
Four beautiful painted panels, the center with a love scene, the r...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Sevres france porcelain Art Deco cobalt blue and gold signed 1930.
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible SEVRES france Art Deco porcelain cobalt blue and gold 1930.
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Pair of ‘Sèvres’ Ormolu Mounted Vases and Covers, 1860
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Southall, GB
A pair of fine quality Napoleon III Sèvres ormolu-mounted porcelain vase, 1860. The gilt pinatum finial mounted lids above bodies with jeweled panels painted with four individual por...
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19th Century French Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$10,025 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Sèvres Paul Milet Modernist French Cachepot In Hand-Painted Stoneware
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly invite you to read the full description, as we aim to provide detailed technical and historical information to ensure the authenticity of our pieces.
Elegant and distinctiv...
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Mid-20th Century French Primitive Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Beautiful Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Sèvres Style Porcelain Lamp
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Long Island City, NY
A beautiful late 19th century gilt bronze-mounted sèvres style porcelain lamp.
Raised gilt decorations, the front scene is of a reclining maiden among flowers being attended by c...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Fantastic Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Onyx and Sèvres Style Pedestal
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Rare and Fantastic Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Onyx and Sèvres Style Pedestal
Square onyx top above a columnar support painted with...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
Materials
Onyx, Bronze, Ormolu
Manufacture Nationale De Sèvres furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of ceramic and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres furniture, although gold editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres were created in the Louis XVI style in europe during the 19th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Cristalleries De Sevres, Eugene-Antoine Aizelin, and Claude Michel Clodion. Prices for Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $225 and can go as high as $285,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $5,003.
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- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022There are some telltale signs to look for when you’re authenticating a piece of Sèvres porcelain. Fakes of this prized French porcelain have been made since the 19th century, so simply having the interlaced “L” mark of Sèvres may not be enough. Look for unsightly or sloppily-painted scenes and decorations. The colors should fit right with one another, and the guilding should be fine and lightly applied. On 1stDibs, you’ll find a collection of expertly-vetted Sèvres porcelain from some of the world’s top sellers.
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