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  All Shop's sevres : Pia's Antique Gallery
This is a lovely Sevres porcelain two-part bronze mounted lamp with a burnt orange ground color and a Boucher style hand painted romance scene on one side and a bouquet of flowers on the other.
An exquisite Sevres porcelain 19th century dresser box decorated in the Romanticist style with a bleu de roi ground on which is laid a raised trellis and leaf design.
There is a special place in the history of the famous Sevres porcelain factory for their “porcelain marble” or biscuit ware (unglazed porcelain) made to depict the famous marble and bronze sculptures by artists of the day such as Falconet and Puech.
www.rubylane.com /shops/piatik/ilist/,page=1,samedb=1,sb=1,ss=Sevres   (2142 words)

  
  Sevres   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Afterwards, when the Sevres factory had taken over the works, the method of adding the color by means of a powder was adopted, and the color became more even in consequence.
Sevres mark in gold on a cup and saucer, green ground and flowers on border and gilding, formerely in the possession of Lady Palmerston.
The two Sevres marks of 1770 and 1771, with their accompanying emblems, not being in the list of painters, have been considered allusive to the comet of 1769.
www.itsantiques.com /sevres.html   (367 words)

  
 The Peace Treaty of Sèvres, 1920
The Treaty was signed between the Allied and Associated Powers and Turkey at Sevres on August 10, 1920.
Map (34k) of Turkey, illustrating the Treaty of Sevres region.
The text of the Treaty and the tables and maps have been copied with permission from the World War I Archive (specifically: Treaties).
www.hri.org /docs/sevres   (113 words)

  
 sevres
Sevres porcelain is widely known to be both the French porcelain of royalty and the royal porcelain of France.
The factory was moved to the village of Sevres southwest of Paris; a location near to the palace of Versailles and close to the home of Madame de Pompadour at the Chateau de Bellevue.
Early Sevres soft paste porcelain, or Vieux Sevres is considered by some experts to be the finest of all porcelains.
www.aarf.com /sevress04.htm   (1052 words)

  
 Sevres Porcelain & China Reference Information and History @ Collectics Antiques & Collectibles
The French royal family granted Sevres a 20 year exclusive contract to produce porcelain in France, along with the title of Royal Manufacterer of Porcelain granted under the regime of Louis XV who had an ownership stake in the factory.
Sevres began to shed its dependence on the French royal family by expanding to produce not just the highly crafted pieces for the wealthy but also more simple yet high quality pieces for a broader section of society.
Sevres porcelain has through the years reinforced and advanced the French reputation for producing some of the world's highest quality luxury goods for the wealthy and priviledged.
www.collectics.com /education_sevres.html   (842 words)

  
 Antique China Porcelain & Collectibles
Sevres china markings date to the mid 1750's when it is claimed that French King Louis XV granted royal status to the manufactory of what was then soft porcelain (fired at relatively low temperatures and known as "frit-porcelain") and which was soon to be re-located to the French town of Sevres.
Hence, the Sevres mark adopted a pair of blue Latinized crossed "L"'s as its symbol, also referred to as "double-Louis".
Many cottage workers produced knock-offs of Sevres throughout Europe, using porcelain blanks that were cast off and known as "seconds".
www.antique-china-porcelain-collectibles.com /sevres-marks-china-porcelain-markings.htm   (356 words)

  
 Efineantiques Sevres
Sevres wares and marks were frequently copied, and this is most likely one of those.
We can't guarantee this is Sevres, only that it is similar.
This beautiful plate has been made to hang on the wall as a plaque and comes with the wire in place ready for display.
www.efineantiques.com /sevres.htm   (624 words)

  
 Treaty of Sevres - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Treaty of Sevres - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Sèvres, Treaty of, peace treaty between Turkey and the Allied powers, excluding the USSR and the United States, following World War I. The agreement...
The Peace Treaty of Sèvres The Treaty was signed between the Allied and Associated Powers and Turkey at Sevres on August 10, 1920.
encarta.msn.com /Treaty_of_Sevres.html   (223 words)

  
 ANN/Groong -- The Sevres Treaty - 08/10/1920
The Treaty of Sevres, 1920 (from: The Treaties of Peace 1919-1923, Vol.
PART I. See Part I, Treaty of Versailles, Pages 10-23.
[ Groong Note: We include this reference to the Versailles Treaty in the Sevres Treaty here, in indented form, as it is an integral and legally binding part of the treaty.
www.groong.com /treaties/sevres.html   (14725 words)

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