Let’s Sèvres the world

sevresSèvres  porcelain- The manufacture de nationale de Sèvres  Frit porcelain tendre factory is situated at Sèvres, France. Founded in 1738, Sèvres has historically been both  a royal, then an imperial factory manufacturing fine china and porcelain. The facility is now run by the Ministry of Culture in France.   Notable artists who worked for Sèvres include: Théophile Fragonard (1806–1876)  and Auguste Rodin. For further information on porcelain, see my Porcelain page.

Above: Sèvres ice pail from Louis XVI service.

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