Sèvres at the Time of Louis XVI, A meteoric rise

Sèvres at the Time of Louis XVI, A meteoric rise (LIB8547)
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Sèvres at the Time of Louis XVI, A meteoric rise, by John Whitehead, Ed. Courtes et Longues, 9-½ inches x 11 inches ( 24 cm x 28 cm ), hardcover book with 144 full color pages - English edition

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Author :John Whitehead
Publisher :Courtes et Longues (2020)
Binding :Hardcover (144 full color pages) 9-½ inches x 11 inches
Language :English
ISBN :978-2-35290-265-2
EAN :9782352902652
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Vincennes Sèvres porcelain is a hardcover book with 144 full color pages with great illustrations that presents the Sèvres Porcelain Manufacture at the Time of Louis XVI and the Revolution.
By the end of the 1760s, the Sèvres factory had conquered Europe, but it did not yet produce hard-paste porcelain.
That was soon to change, and with new discoveries came fresh challenges, such as developing novel production methods.
Thanks to the unwavering support of Louis XV and his grandson Louis XVI, the factory soon continued its meteoric rise, but then came the French Revolution...

Contents:

  • Neoclassical revolution
  • Soft paste, Hard paste, can you tell the difference?
  • The Duchesse de Mazarin, an ideal client for Sèvres
  • Un Grand Connaisseur
  • Of Gold and China, the taste for the Celestial Empire
  • The Grand Vase
  • Wedgwood and Sèvres, rivality and excellence
  • List of Artists
  • Manufacturing Marks on Sèvres Porcelain 1770 - 1800
  • Chronology
  • Glossary
  • Table of captions

The English texts are written by John Whitehead.