Sevres Porcelain in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen: The Louis XVI Service
Language: English
Published by Press Syndicate of the University of Cambridge, 1986
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
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English text.; Hardcover (with dust jacket in slipcase); 23.5 x 31 cm:; 2.2 kg.; 277 pages with black and white and colour illustrations.; Used with signs of wear on the exterior and interior. The slipcase shows some scuffs and wear marks throughout. The dust jacket shows minor edge wear, scuffs and scratches on the front cover, spine and back cover, small scratch on the front cover. Small tear at the top right side of the spine. Interior in very good condition, apart from an ex-libris stamped on the back of the front cover.; The Royal Collection of Sevres porcelain is widely regarded as the finest in the world. The catalogue of this collection will eventually appear in three volumes, of which this, the first volume, is concerned exclusively with one service. The Louis XVI service is the most famous and expensive service of soft-paste porcelain produced at Sevres in the eighteenth century. Commissioned by Louis XVI in 1783 for his personal use at Versailles, it would have taken over twenty years to complete. The King drew up in his own hand the time-table for its production, and as each year's quota was completed the pieces were exhibited at the end-of-the-year sales of Sèvres porcelain staged in the Sovereign's private apartments in the palace. By 1793, when the King was executed, only half the service had been completed. One year later it was sold by the French Revolutionary Government, and in 1811 the majority of pieces were purchased by King George IV. One feature which distinguishes this service from all others is the reserves painted with scenes of classical and mythological subjects. The major section of this book is devoted to the identification and illustration of their sources, of which about two-thirds have been traced. Though some are based on drawings, most are copied from engravings. They form an anthology of prints which were both popular and available during the last quarter of the eighteenth century. This section is preceded by a chapter on the history of the service discussed in relation to others made in the eighteenth century, on its role as a royal showpiece and on the innovatory character of its decoration. Consideration is also given to the technical qualities - and occasional lapses-revealed by an analysis of the individual pieces. Considerable success has attended the attempt to identify the components making up the service among the many pieces recorded in the surviving ledgers of the Sevres factory. All the evidence is published, and a chronological sequence based on this evidence has been drawn up. The analysis of these ledgers has brought to light anomalies in the dating of Sevres - which are not restricted to the Louis XVI service. It has also allowed identification of the individual artists who painted the reserves and the analysis of their styles. The section concludes with biographical notes on the eight artists and eight gilders who worked on the service.…
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- Title
- Sevres Porcelain in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen: The Louis XVI Service
- Author
- Bellaigue, Geoffrey de
- Publisher
- Press Syndicate of the University of Cambridge
- Publication year
- 1986
- Condition
- Good
- Dust jacket
- Dust Jacket Included
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0521266378
- ISBN 13
- 9780521266376
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Seller catalogs
- Collections and Exhibitions, European Ceramics
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Jorge Welsh Books has been dealing in art reference books since 1999. What started as a platform for the distribution of publications by Jorge Welsh Research & Publishing has now evolved into an established bookselling division. We focus in our fields of expertise, specifically cross-cultural works of art from Africa, India, China and Japan, with an emphasis on Chinese porcelain. Our aim is to source and deliver relevant publications in the best possible condition to collectors and academics alike, while providing a high-quality, personalised service.…
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