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Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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 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 Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ormolu

Early 19th Century, Soup Bowl, French Hand Painted Sèvres Porcelain
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Lantau, HK
Soup bowl, remarkably hand painted flowers decor with delicate and vibrant colors, elaborate gilded pattern throughout Marked and dated Sèvres, 1834. Measures: Bowl 12.5 x 7.5 cm...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

18th Century Sevres Porcelain Bottle Cooler Hand-Painted France 1773-1782
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Katonah, NY
Sèvres was the royal factory of Louis XV and Louis XVI, Kings of France from 1715-1793. The Sèvres factory was known to have the best painters and gilders in 18th-century France. This stunning Sèvres 18th...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

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 Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic, Wood

19 C Sevres Porcelain Turquoise Blue Ground Gilt Garniture Set w/ Figural Scenes
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
A 19th Century Sevres Porcelain Turquoise Blue Ground Gilt Garniture Set w/ Figural Scenes. A three-piece garniture set comprising a mantel clock and a pair of matching candlesticks....
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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Biscuit De Sèvres Porcelain Centerpiece
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and wonderfully executed French 19th century Louis XVI st. Biscuit de Sèvres porcelain centerpiece. The most elegant centerpiece...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Pair of Empire Period Sèvres Porcelain Pale Blue and Faux Porphyry Ground Vases
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
A very unusual and quite large pair of Empire period Sèvres Porcelain pale Celeste blue and faux porphyry ground vases. Each vase is intricately hand painted with meticulous detail and further adorned with 24-karat hand painted gilt decoration. The bases are a very unusual hand painted faux porphyry porcelain. Each vase and base is marked with various pressnumera and Sèvres signs...
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Early 1800s French Empire Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Sevres Hand Painted Tavern Scene Porcelain Cabinet Plate Signed
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning antique hand painted French porcelain cabinet plate with a scene of a couple by renowned porcelain maker Sevres and da...
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1840s French Napoleon III Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century Sevres Blue Celeste Putti Motif Sugar Box 1767, Special Order
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
18th Century Sevres Blue Celeste Putti Motif Sugar Box 1767, Special Order With an uncommon interlaced L mark in gold, Date letter O, with painter/gilder marks Its been suggested th...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

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 Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Crystal

Pair French 19th C. Ormolu & Sevres Porcelain Celeste Blue Jeweled Covered Vases
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
A Marvelous and Quite Large Pair of French 19th Century Ormolu Mounted Sevres Porcelain Jeweled Celeste Blue Ground Covered Vases with Four Main Panels. Each vase of baluster form w...
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1870s French Louis XVI Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Bronze

Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Sèvres Style Pedestals
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Long Island City, 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 Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Marble, Bronze

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 Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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 Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Vase Signed Sèvres, Painted by Collot, France
By e. collot, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Porcelain and gilt bronze vase signed Sèvres, painted by Collot, France, late 19th century.
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Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Late 19th Century Palace Size Sevres Urn
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage palace size French Sevres porcelain covered urn dates from the late 19th century. It is elaborately decorated & embellished with gilt bronze ornamentation. The covered u...
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Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Blue Sèvres Porcelain Centrepiece
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in London, GB
Antique blue Sèvres porcelain centrepiece French, 1876 Height 24cm, diameter 33.5cm Produced by Sèvres, this refined porcelain centrepiece is a superb expression of the factory’s ce...
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1870s French Rococo Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

French Mid 19th Century Louis XVI St. Biscuit De Sèvres and Giltwood Centerpiece
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. Biscuit de Sèvres and giltwood centerpiece. The statue is raised by a richly detailed square giltwood base with slightly curved sides. Each side are decorated scrolled acanthus leaves below a fine laurel band. The base supports a wonderful circular Biscuit de Sèvres garden gazebo...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain, Giltwood

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 Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Exceptional Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Sèvres Pedestals
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Exceptional Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Onyx and Sèvres Style Pedestals Square onyx top above a columnar support painted w...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Onyx, Bronze, Ormolu

Sevres porcelain sauce boat - signed, dated 1820
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
Large Sevres porcelain gravy boat enhanced with fine gold ; fine early 19th century production, Restauration period (Empire style, Restauration production). Sevres Manufacture signat...
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1820s French Restauration Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

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 Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Bronze

An Art Deco Large Sèvres Ceramic Box, Maurice Gensoli, 1933
By Maurice Gensoli, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An Art Deco large Sèvres ceramic box,1933 Large Sèvres Glazed ceramic box with stylized Art Deco floral decoration Shape created by Gensoli Designed by André Naudy Sèvres stamp unde...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Rare Sevres, Gilded Bronze Dish, Chateau des Tuileries circa 1840
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Rare Sevres, gilded bronze dish, platter, depicting a Charming and Angelical Scene, a Lady and a little angel in the countryside in the garden in the background, and garlands of flow...
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1840s French Romantic Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

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 Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Bronze

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 Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

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 Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

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 Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

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 Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

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 Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

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 Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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 Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Onyx, Bronze

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 Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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 Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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 Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Onyx, Bronze, Ormolu

Manufacture Nationale De Sèvres serveware, ceramics, silver and glass for sale on 1stDibs.

Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres serveware, ceramics, silver and glass 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 serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, although gold editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original serveware, ceramics, silver and glass 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 serveware, ceramics, silver and glass by Odiot, Martial Redon, and T&V Limoges. Prices for Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres serveware, ceramics, silver and glass can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $445 and can go as high as $126,500, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $5,103.

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