Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
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
Dealer: Charles Cheriff Galleries
Late 19th Century Sèvres Style Parcel-Gilt Porcelain Jardinière
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
A late 19th century Sèvres style parcel-gilt porcelain jardinière
Finely painted with numerous colored flowers with green and gold trim, gilt ram heads on either side.
In late ...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
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Porcelain
Stunning Late 19th Century Sèvres Style Porcelain Rectangular Plaque
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
A stunning late 19th century sèvres style porcelain rectangular plaque.
A landscape scene depicting two lovers in a boat surrounded by water and trees, in a giltwood and red felt ...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
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Nice Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Champlevé Enamel Sèvres Style Centerpiece
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, 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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Nice Late 19th Century Sèvres Style Porcelain Jewelry Box and Cover
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
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By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
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A beautiful pair of late 19th century gilt bronze and champlevé enamel mounted white Sèvres style vases
Gilt bronze tops above a long neck with raised gold designs. The painted fr...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
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Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Sèvres Style Napoleon Vase and Pedestal
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
A rare and special late 19th century gilt bronze mounted Sèvres style Napoleon vase with matching pedestal
The vase pictured with the Coronation of the Empress Josephine by Napole...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
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Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Sky Blue Sèvres Style Porcelain Vases
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
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A pair of late 19th century gilt bronze and sky blue Sèvres style porcelain vases.
The front of the vases painted with a woman and cherubs, the back as landscape scenes. The handl...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
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Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Sèvres Style Porcelain Garniture
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
A very impressive late 19th century gilt bronze mounted cobalt blue Sèvres style porcelain three piece garniture.
The impressive...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
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Fantastic Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Onyx and Sèvres Style Pedestal
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
A rare and fantastic late 19th century gilt bronze mounted onyx and Sèvres style pedestal.
Square onyx top above a columnar support painted w...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
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Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Turquoise Sèvres Porcelain 'Jeweled' Clock Set
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th century gilt bronze and turquoise Sèvres porcelain 'Jeweled' three-piece clock set
The clock surmounted by a covered urn, the c...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
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Bronze
Exceptional Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Sèvres Pedestals
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional pair of late 19th century gilt bronze mounted onyx and Sèvres style pedestals.
Square onyx top above a columnar support painte...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
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Onyx, Bronze
Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Sèvres Style Pedestals
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful pair of late 19th century gilt bronze-mounted marble and Sèvres style pedestals
Square marble tops above a columnar support with ...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
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Marble, Bronze
Pair of Late 19th Century Bronze-Mounted Sèvres Style Iridescent Vases
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
A pair of late 19th century bronze-mounted Sèvres style iridescent vases.
Signed V. Bernard.
Each of elongated baluster form, finely painted romatic scene , the reverse a river ...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
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Bronze
Beautiful Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Sèvres Style Porcelain Lamp
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, 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
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Bronze
Late 19th Century Gilt-Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Mounted Center Table
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
An Excellent Late 19th century Gilt-Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Mounted Kingwood and Ebonized Wood Center Table.
The rectangular shaped table with nine individual turquoise ...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Furniture
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Bronze
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Lovely Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Sèvres Style Vases
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Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Sèvres Style Porcelain Centre Table
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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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