Monumental Pair of 19th Century French Sèvres Celeste Blue Porcelain Cachepots
About the Item
- Creator:Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres (Manufacturer)
- Dimensions:Height: 15.25 in (38.74 cm)Width: 18.5 in (46.99 cm)Depth: 12.25 in (31.12 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 2
- Style:Louis XVI (In the Style Of)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1860
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU919521474412
Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
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.
Find antique and vintage Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres vases, urns, sculptures and more on 1stDibs.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: New York, NY
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 1 day of delivery.
- Monumental Sèvres Porcelain Blue Lapis VaseBy Manufacture Nationale de SèvresLocated in New York, NYA monumental palace size Sèvres Porcelain blue lapis painted vase. Beautifully hand-painted to imitate natural Lapis Lazuli stone. Hand-painted in R...Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Porcelain
MaterialsBronze
- Monumental Palace Size Pair of French Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu-Mounted EwersBy Manufacture Nationale de SèvresLocated in New York, NYA monumental and rare pair of antique French hand-painted Sèvres celest blue color porcelain and ormolu-mounted Ewers. Each very finely hand-painted with courting lover scenes in pol...Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Vases
MaterialsOrmolu, Gold
- Beautiful Pair of French Louis XVI Sevres Cobalt Blue Porcelain and Ormolu VasesBy Manufacture Nationale de SèvresLocated in New York, NYA beautiful pair of 19th century French Louis XVI style Sevres cobalt blue and ormolu-mounted vases with rams heads and wreaths. The porcelain body is beautifully painted with the signature Sevres Royal cobalt blue. The square shaped base is decorated with ormolu acanthus leaves and ribbon wreaths beautifully hand chizzeled and detailed ormolu work. These vases can easily be turned into a fabulous pair of...Category
Antique 1840s French Louis XVI Vases
MaterialsBronze
- Monumental Sevres Porcelain Ormolu-Mounted 2-Handle Campana Form CenterpieceBy Manufacture Nationale de SèvresLocated in New York, NYA monumental and important 19th century French sevres porcelain ormolu-mounted two-handle campana form centerpiece/vase. This is a truly Sevres...Category
Antique 1830s French Louis XVI Vases
MaterialsBronze
- Pair of French Sèvres Porcelain Ormolu Mounted Ewers with Birds/Flowers/DragonsBy Manufacture Nationale de SèvresLocated in New York, NYA beautiful pair of 19th century Louis XVI style French Sèvres style Porcelain and ormolu-mounted Ewers with dragon handles, birds and flowers. The porcelain is mounted on the finest quality of hand-chiseled and chased Doré bronze mounts. The top of the spouts are decorated with beautiful vine-like patterns. The handles are exquisitely cast with a flowing design with acanthus leaves resting on each. Two Doré bronze dragons can be found climbing towards the top of each ewer with wings and long tails. Underneath each handle are two finely cast doré bronze lions masks with acanthus mane. The porcelain is mounted on the finest quality of hand-chiseled and chased doré bronze mounts. The top of the spouts are decorated with beautiful vine-like patterns. The handles are exquisitely cast with a flowing design with acanthus leaves resting on each. Two Doré bronze dragons can be found climbing towards the top of each ewer with wings and long tails. Underneath each handle are two finely cast doré bronze lions masks with acanthus mane. The porcelain of each ewer is very finely hand painted in Sèvres celeste...Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Vases
MaterialsBronze
- Pr. 19c Mintons Porcelain "Louis XVI Sevres Style" Blue Nouveau Ground VasesBy Minton, Manufacture Nationale de SèvresLocated in New York, NYA fantastic and beautiful pair of antique 19th century mintons English porcelain Louis XVI style Sevres style blue nouveau ground hand-painted and hand-tooled-gilt, oval-shaped cover...Category
Antique 1850s English Louis XVI Vases
MaterialsPorcelain
- 19th Century French Sevres Pair of Porcelain Bronze Covered VasesBy Manufacture Nationale de SèvresLocated in Guaynabo, PRThe 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 ...Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Vases
MaterialsPorcelain
- Pair of Porcelain Vases, Hand Painted French 19th Century, Mark for SevresBy Manufacture Nationale de SèvresLocated in Lantau, HKPair 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...Category
Antique 19th Century French Classical Roman Porcelain
MaterialsPorcelain
- Antique Pair French Bleu Celeste Sevres Urns 19th CLocated in London, GBThis is a beautiful antique pair of French Sevres style porcelain and ormolu mounted twin handled urns, in the Louis XV manner, Circa 1870 in date. The bleu celeste...Category
Antique 1870s French Urns
MaterialsOrmolu
- Palatial Pair of Late 19th Century Bronze Mounted Sèvres Style Porcelain VasesBy Manufacture Nationale de SèvresLocated in New York, NYA palatial pair of late 19th century bronze mounted Sèvres style cobalt blue porcelain vases and covers Each of baluster form with domed cover with pine cone finial, above a waist...Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Porcelain
MaterialsBronze
- Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Vase Signed Sèvres, France, Late 19th CenturyBy Manufacture Nationale de SèvresLocated in Buenos Aires, Buenos AiresPorcelain and gilt bronze vase signed Sèvres, France, late 19th century.Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Vases
MaterialsBronze
- Fine 19th Century Pair of French Sevres Style Porcelain VasesLocated in London, GBExquisite pair of sevres style vases, portraits all around the ovoid body on each vase.Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Vases
MaterialsPorcelain