A true pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Sèvres porcelain and ormolu lamps
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An exceptional true pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Sèvres porcelain and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by a richly chased pierced ormolu base with fine foliate designs and intricately etched patterns in a rich satin and... — Read More
An exceptional true pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Sèvres porcelain and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by a richly chased pierced ormolu base with fine foliate designs and intricately etched patterns in a rich satin and burnished finish. At the center, the Sèvres porcelain urns display vivid colors and wonderfully detailed different scenes on each side. Each side depicts charming cherubs playing amidst flowers and flowing fabrics. To each side are finely scrolled pierced foliate handles connecting a detailed band of grape leaves and grape clusters below an etched finial. All Original Gilt — Read Less
- Item # 9204
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H: 34.5 in D: 20 in
H: 88 cm D: 51 cm
- France
- 19th Century
- Ormolu, Porcelain
- Louis XV st. Read More
- Sèvres Read More
It was founded through the support of King Louis XV of France and at the initiative of Madame Pompadour to be located near her Château.
Due to Sèvres’ reputation for excellence and prestige, it has always attracted some of the best artists throughout history; François Boucher, Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, Étienne Maurice Falconet, Alexandre Fragonard and August Rodin, just to name a few. Many of these artworks can be seen at the Louvre Museum and the Musée National de Céramique in France.
Initially, Sèvres created a soft paste porcelain know as Biscuit de Sèvres. In 1768 the Bordeaux chemist Villaris and Jean Baptiste Darnet discovered deposits of Kaolin on French soil. In 1771 the Royal Academy sent a report on the creation of hard paste porcelain at which time Sèvres began manufacturing hard paste porcelain.
Louis-Simon Boizot (1743–1809) was a French sculptor renowned for creating Biscuit de Sèvres models, and was the director at Sèvres from 1774-1800, followed by Alexandre Brogniart(1800-1847) and Henri Victor Regnault in 1854.
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