Tag: Sevres porcelain

Sèvres porcelain in blue from not that far back. Paul Milet (Milet), ceramicist, who was born in 1870 and designed many wonderful things.

Miniature with bronze mounting in the design of leaves and flowers.
Miniature with bronze mounting in the design of leaves and flowers. No date. Image © 2019 Catawiki. Fair use license. via https://auction.catawiki.com/kavels/18761687-paul-millet-rare-sevres-porcelain-miniature-with-bronze-mounting
Pair of vases or pots.
Pair of vases or pots. Iridescent blue with gilded bronze mounts. Signed “PM Sèvres” inside the lids. Image © Achille Antiquities, Nice. Fair use license. via https://www.achille-antiquites.com/artwork-decorative-objects/paul-millet-porcelain-sevres-vases-pair-circa-1940_4156_uk_D.html
Porcelain bowl with a turquoise glaze and gilt brass stand with mystical beast elements. ca. 1900.
Porcelain bowl with a turquoise glaze and gilt brass stand with mystical beast elements. ca. 1900. Underside of the bowl bears the Paul Milet black over glaze mark. Image courtesy Van Bibber Antiques, New Bedford. Image © 1998-2019 Ruby Lane, Inc. via https://www.rubylane.com/item/1286060-POR-57/French-Paul-Milet-Sevres-Porcelain-Gilt

Sèvres porcelain. Collection of the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.

Two handled vase. 1782.
Two handled vase. 1782. French. Soft-paste porcelain with gilt-bronze mounts. Charles de Wailly, designer. Nicolas Schradre and Jean-Claude Duplessis le Père, gilders. Cc0 License 0. via https://art.thewalters.org/detail/33480/two-handled-vase-3/
Fuchsia vase. ca. 1907.
Fuchsia vase. ca. 1907. Soft-paste porcelain with translucent enamel and gold. André-Fernand Thesmar artist. Cc0 License 0. via https://art.thewalters.org/detail/27203
Vase. 1767.
Vase. 1767. Decorated with the “bleu nouveau” ground color, overlaid with an unusual gilt pattern. Soft-paste porcelain. Cc0 License 0. via https://art.thewalters.org/detail/21601/oviform-vase-vase–oreilles-nouveau/

Plates from John C. Nimmo’s “The Soft Porcelain of Sevres” which came out in 1892. Helping to keep the Sevres factories busy for decades, it cluttered up a lot of living rooms too. A few extras in the bunch that missed the book, too.

Design for two flower pots. 19th c.
Design for two flower pots. 19th c. French. Graphite, watercolor, gouache and gilt. Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. In the public domain. via https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/355639?searchField=All&sortBy=relevance&ft=La+Porcelaine+Tendre+de+S%C3%A8vres&offset=0&rpp=20&pos=9
Chromolithograph. 1890's.
Chromolithograph. 1890’s. In the public domain. via https://www.ebay.it/itm/Chromolitographie-gravure-polychrome-print-Porcelaine-de-Sevres-Garnier-1890/312405457721?hash=item48bcd0fb39:g:cvsAAOSwsqdcJyq9
Chromolithograph. 1892.
Chromolithograph. 1892. Image © The Antiquarium. Artwork in the public domain because of age. via https://www.theantiquarium.com/item/002246/john-c-nimmo-sevres-soft-porcelain
Design for a Jardiniere. 19th c.
Design for a Jardiniere. 19th c. French. Graphite, watercolor, gouache, and gold gilt. Louis-Charles Labbé, designer. Collection of the Metropolitan Museum, New York. In the public domain. via https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/355630?searchField=All&sortBy=relevance&ft=La+Porcelaine+Tendre+de+Sèvres&offset=0&a
Chromolithograph. Plate #9.
Chromolithograph. Plate #9. In the public domain. via https://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTIQUE-1892-Sevres-Soft-Porcelain-GARNIER-Chromolithograph-PRINT-BOOK-PLATE-9-/391041869866