Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Vases
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
Sevres French Clear Crystal Sculptural Art Glass Centerpiece, Signed
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning midcentury clear crystal sculptural centerpiece from the 1950s-1960s by Sevres France.
This crystal piece is absolutely beautiful in its organ...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Vases
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Crystal
Pair of Porcelain Vases, Hand Painted French 19th Century, Mark for Sevres
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Lantau, HK
Pair of porcelain vases, French, 19th century, mark for Sevres
Hand painted porcelain with very refined floral design. The flower painted in free style reflects the high artistic ach...
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19th Century French Classical Roman Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Large Antique Sevres Cobalt-Blue Ormolu Mounted Covered Urn
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large and unusual 19th century French Sevres gilt bronze mounted covered urn / vase of tapering ovoid form in cobalt-blue ground. Bearded man with horns ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Vases
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Ormolu
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 Vases
Materials
Bronze
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 Vases
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Late 19th Century Bronze-Mounted Sèvres Style Iridescent Vases
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Pair of Late 19th Century Bronze Mounted Sèvres Style Iridescent Vases
Each of elongated baluster form, finely painted romantic scene , the reverse a river scene with a castle in ...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Vases
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu Vases
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI St. Sèvres porcelain and ormolu câche pot vases. Each stunning vase is raised on an ormolu base with concave corner...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Blue Ceramic Vase, Sèvres France
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Paris, FR
Blue vase in enameled ceramic
Signed under the base "Sevres, Made in France".
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20th Century French Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of French Porcelain Wine Coolers, Sevres, circa 1776
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French porcelain wine coolers sevres, circa 1776. Painted by Etienne Evans and gilded by Francois Baudouin.
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1770s French Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Vases
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Porcelain
Pair of mid 20th century Sevres vases blue gold decor illustrated Linard Decouer
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Unusual pair of Sevres porcelain vases in medium blue ground with gilt decorations 1949-1950.
Form Decoeur Number 25 - refer to image from archival catalogue page. Designed by Lenard - by refer to image from book on Sevres.
Signed as photographed...
Brown Sevres mark 49 / Red Sevres...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Vases
Materials
Porcelain
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 Vases
Materials
Brass
Faceted porcelain vase by SEVRES
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Faceted porcelain vase in warm colours with bronze details. Signed M SEVRES
France, CIRCA 1930.
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Vases
Materials
Bronze
Blue vase from the Sevres Manufacture
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Paris, FR
Very large coloquinte vase from the Manufacture nationale de Sèvres. Hard porcelain with gold decoration of water lily leaves and butterflies on a shaded midnight-blue ground. Neck and heel highlighted with a gilded listel border. Green triangular stamp dated 1902.
The coloquinte vase is a reference to its original shape, inspired by the vegetables of the cucurbit family, which are not edible but often used as decorative gourds.
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Early 1900s French Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Signed Pair of Sevres ‘Third Republic’ Pate Nouvelle Pale Yellow Ground Vases
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent and large pair of signed Sèvres Art Nouveau period ‘Third Republic’ Pate Nouvelle pale yellow ground vases (Vase De Lesbos 1 Grandeur)...
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Vases
Materials
Gold, Enamel
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 Vases
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 Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Sèvres Blue Porcelain Urn on Gilt Bronze Plinth
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in London, GB
This beautiful urn (or vase) was crafted in 1875 by the famous Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory. The urn exhibits the fine detailing and gilding that Sèvres Porcelain was renowned for in the 18th and 19th century. The inside of the urn is signed, ‘S.73’, ‘DECORE A SEVRES/ RF/ 75’.
The conical porcelain urn has been painted a speckled royal blue colour and decorated with parcel gilt, navy floral motifs. The body is ornamented around its base with stylised leaf forms, and its centre features a large painting of a flower. Navy porcelain...
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1870s French Neoclassical Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Vases
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
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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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Vases
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Blue Serves Pair of Jeweled Vases with Gilt Paint and Turquoise
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
Blue Serves Pair of Jeweled Vases with Gilt Paint and Turquoise embellishments throughout. Incredibly ornate with gold painted details throughout. Both vases contain genre scenes wi...
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19th Century Rococo Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Vases
Materials
Gold, Bronze
Rare Pair of 19th Century Sèvres Style Vases
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in London, GB
An important pair of Louis XIV Sèvres style vases, hand-decorated with cartouches of the king, his family and mistresses. The lids are moulded into crowns; wit moulded porcelain swag...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Vases
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of Early 20th Century Sèvres Porcelain Vases.
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of early 20th century Sèvres porcelain vases.
A pair of early 20th century Sèvres porcelain vases, circa 1936, stamped Sèvres Manuf...
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20th Century French Art Deco Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Large Ormolu Porcelain Vase By Manufature Nationale Sèvres, 19th Century
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Lisbon, PT
A cobalt blue porcelain mounted ormolu vase from Sèvres with gilded bronze stands, decorated with Rococo gold enamel florals and polychrome floral swirls, gallant decoration in the c...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Vases
Materials
Metal, Bronze
pair of amphorae Sevres hand painted porcelain with champlevé Origin France
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
A pair of amphorae Sevres
hand-painted porcelain with champlevé glaze
Origin France
perfect condition.
The Manufacture nationale de Sèvres is one of the most important and well-known European madame-de-pompadour porcelain...
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Mid-19th Century French Rococo Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Vases
Materials
Enamel
"Poppies and Tulips, " Extremely Fine Art Deco Vase by Fontaine for Sevres, 1927
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most exquisitely designed and painted Art Deco pieces we have ever seen, this flaring vase by Anne Marie Fontaine for Sevres features a flaring, trumpet-form upper section...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Large Ormolu Mounted Porcelain Vase By Manufature Nationale Sèvres, 19th Century
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Lisbon, PT
A cobalt blue porcelain mounted ormolu vase from Sèvres with gilded bronze stands, decorated with Rococo gold enamel florals and polychrome floral swirls, gallant decoration in the c...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Vases
Materials
Metal, Bronze
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 Vases
Materials
Bronze
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 Vases
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Henry II Cup from the Sèvres Manufactory
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
The Vincennes factory, the forerunner of the Sèvres factory, was founded in 1740 by workers who had transferred from the Chantilly factory. The Vincennes factory became royal in 1752...
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1860s French Renaissance Revival Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Vases
Materials
Bronze
Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Vase Signed Sèvres, Painted by Lucat, France
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Porcelain and gilt bronze vase signed Sèvres, painted by Lucat, France, late 19th century.
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Vases
Materials
Bronze
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 Vases
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 Vases
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 Vases
Materials
Onyx, 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 Vases
Materials
Bronze
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 Vases
Materials
Porcelain
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 Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Manufacture Nationale De Sèvres vases for sale on 1stDibs.
Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres vases 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 vases, although gold editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original vases 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 vases by and Baccarat. Prices for Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres vases can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $300 and can go as high as $128,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $9,650.
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