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Sèvres porcelain factory
Seaux à verre (part of the Louis XVI dinner service) 1783-92
Soft-paste porcelain, beau bleu ground and gilded decoration | 10.3 to 11.1 x 11.9 to 12.3 x 14.7 to 15 cm (whole object) | RCIN 58035
Green Drawing Room, Windsor Castle
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Soft-paste Sèvres porcelain seaux ovale à verre. Beau bleu ground decorated with tooled gilt foliate scrolls, floral wreaths, trails and crossed branches, two oval reserves painted with scenes from classical Greek and Roman history and mythology.
Provenance
Commissioned by Louis XVI in 1783 & scheduled to take 23 years to complete; only about half was finished by the time of the King's execution in 1793; purchased by George IV from Mr. Würtz of Paris in 1811 for £1,973 4s 8d, through Robert Fogg.
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Creator(s)
(porcelain manufacturer)(retailer/supplier)(nationality)Acquirer(s)
Commissioner(s)
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Medium and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, beau bleu ground and gilded decoration
Measurements
10.3 to 11.1 x 11.9 to 12.3 x 14.7 to 15 cm (whole object)
Category
Other number(s)
FPLXVI : de Bellaigue, G., 1986. Sévres Porcelain in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen, The Louis XVI Service, London – FPLXVI Cat 9-10, 41-42 59 60FPLXVI : de Bellaigue, G., 1986. Sévres Porcelain in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen, The Louis XVI Service, London – FPLXVI Cat 109 128-9Place of Production
Sèvres [France]
