Read more MANUFACTURE NATIONALE DE SEVRES – GENEVIEVE RAULT, (active at Sèvres between 1896 and 1915) form designer – LOUIS-JULES MIMARD (Born 1868) decorator – “VASE DE CHATOU”, 1899 “VASE DE CHATOU”, 1899 After a design by Emile Belet White porcelain glazed with a japonist decor of weeds on a pale yellow background Bearing the manufacturer’s stamp for 1903 and decoration for 1909 24 cm. high The vase de Chatou also comes with a stopper, handles applied decoration
Read more MANUFACTURE NATIONALE DE SEVRES – HENRI RAPIN – JEAN-BAPTISTE GAUVENET – “RAPIN” WALL LIGHT, 1923 “RAPIN” WALL LIGHT, 1923 Enamelled porcelain and gilt bronze Bearing the Sèvres Factory and decoration marks for 1923 36 cm. high No other example known to exist Exhibition Exposition Universelle des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes, Paris, 1925 Sèvres – Elégance du 20ème siècle. L’Exposition des Porcelaines de Sèvres de style Art Déco, Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, 2 October-19 December 1993, n. 27 in the exhibition catalogue Bibliography Les Œuvres de la Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres 1738-1939, Volume V, Le Luminaire, illustrated under number 35245
Read more MANUFACTURE NATIONALE DE SEVRES – LÉON KANN – “POMMES DE PIN” COFFEE SERVICE, 1902 “POMMES DE PIN” COFFEE SERVICE, 1902 Comprising four cups and saucers and one sugar bowl porcelain with a relief decoration of pinecone scales Bearing the manufacturer’s marks S/1905, pâte nouvelle Sugar bowl: 14.2 cm. high Each cup: 6.8 cm. high Each saucer: 13 cm. diameter Another example of the sugar bowl is part of the collections of the Château-Musée de Boulogne-sur-Mer (INV. 480L) Exhibition 1904, St. Louis: Exposition internationale
Read more ANDRE-FERNAND THESMAR – MANUFACTURE NATIONALE DE SEVRES, COVERED BOX, CIRCA 1885 COVERED BOX, CIRCA 1885 Cloisonné enamel and gold on a soft paste porcelain Signed in enamel with the artist’s monogram 9 cm. diameter Exhibition Sèvres – Élégance du 20ème siècle, Tokyo Metropolitan Tein Art Museum, 2 October-19 December 1993, p. 67, n. 5 in the exhibition catalogue Bibliography Revue des Arts décoratifs, 1886, p. 377 and p. 381, Les artistes décorateurs – Fernand Thesmar by Victor Champier, illustration of two other enamelled covered boxes
Read more MANUFACTURE NATIONALE DE SEVRES – LEON KANN – “VASE GOURDE DE BRUYERES” “VASE GOURDE DE BRUYERES” Pâte Nouvelle (PN) of 1900 Designed by L. Kann, 1899 21 cm. high Bibliography Antoinette Faÿ-Hallé, Barbara Mundt, La porcelaine européenne au XIXe siècle, Office du Livre, Fribourg, Suisse, 1983, ill. p. 252, board 413 Jean Paul Midant, SEVRES La Manufacture au XXème siècle, Paris, Michel Aveline Editeur, 1992, p. 38 Provenance An identical piece in a paler and monochromic shade can be found in the collections of the Musée National de Céramique in Sèvres, inventory n. MNC 25 522 Another item is part of Mobilier National’s collection A third piece is in the collection of the Musée National Adrien-Dubouché in Limoges, inventory n. 7704
Read more MANUFACTURE NATIONALE DE SEVRES – ANNE-MARIE FONTAINE – BONBONNIERE, 1922 BONBONNIERE, 1922 Polychrome and gilded porcelain, decorated with stylized branches and flowers Designed by Dunaime Decorated by Miss Anne-Marie Fontaine Bearing manufacture and decoration stamps of 1922 Signed under its base A M Fontaine and the letter J 6 cm. high; 11 cm in diameter Bibliography Lechevallier-Chevignard, Georges “La Décoration Moderne à la Manufacture de Sèvres“, Ch. Massin & Cie Editeurs, Paris, s.d. pl.5
Read more MANUFACTURE NATIONALE DE SEVRES – MARGUERITE DE BAYZER-GRATRY – BONBONNIERE, 1938 BONBONNIERE, 1938 Large bonbonnière in enameled green celadon porcelain, decorated with two curled-up snakes Signed and marked “J” for 1938 17 cm. high; 21 cm in diameter
Read more MANUFACTURE NATIONALE DE SEVRES – ALPHONSE SANDOZ – VASE DE CHAMPROSAY, 1ERE GRANDEUR, 1900 VASE DE CHAMPROSAY, 1ERE GRANDEUR, 1900 Gourd-shaped, covered in blue and green overlaid Designed by Alphonse Sandoz in 1898 Signed with the triangular mark dated 1900 14,5 cm. high Exhibition “Sèvres 1900”, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy, identical model in dark colored overlaid, ill. p. 30 of the exhibition catalogue, collection of the Musée National de Sèvres, inventory n° 924 1 6. Bibliography Jean Paul Midant “Sèvres – La Manufacture au XXème siècle”, Michel Aveline éditeur, 1992, p. 27 : Illustration du même vase en 2ème grandeur et à couverte à cristallisations, collection Mobilier National, Paris.
Read more MANUFACTURE NATIONALE DE SEVRES – ALPHONSE SANDOZ – VASE D’APREMONT, 1902 VASE D’APREMONT, 1902 Colocynth vase in hard-pasted new porcelain with faceted body with decor in relief and application of leaves and vine branches wrapped around the vessel, forming two handles Enamels in lovat green, ochre and brown on yellow background Designed by Alphonse Sandoz Bearing the manufacturer’s stamp for 1902 35,4 cm. high An identical vase is in the collection of the Musée National de la Céramique, Sèvres, inventory n°15 913 Exhibition 1900, Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, 14 March-26 June 2000, ill. p. 282, n°300 in the exhibition catalogue Bibliography E. Molinier “Les plus récents Travaux de la Manufacture de Porcelaine de Sèvres”, Art et Décoration, November 1903, ill. p. 364, “Signalons encore une autre innovation : les vases à décor en relief exécuté par le moulage. On trouvera ici quelques échantillons de ces nouvelles pièces, notamment une bouteille de M. Sandoz qui est d’une belle venue. En ce genre et dans cette nouvelle voie on peut produire beaucoup de choses intéressantes”. Antoinette Faÿ-Hallé, Barbara Mundt : “La porcelaine européenne au XIXème siècle”, Office du Livre S.A., Fribourg, Switzerland, 1983. ill. p. 232, pl. 415.
Read more MANUFACTURE NATIONALE DE SEVRES – LÉON KANN, form designer – COFFEE SERVICE “FENOUIL”, 1898 COFFEE SERVICE “FENOUIL”, 1898 White porcelain (PN) glazed white with green highlights comprising coffee pot, milk pot, sugar bowl, two cups and saucers and matching tray Bearing the manufacturer’s oval stamp for 1898 under each piece Exhibition Sèvres 1900, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy, cup and saucer ill. p. 33 in the exhibition catalogue 1900, Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, 14 March-26 June 2000, ill. p. 282, no. 301 in the exhibition catalogue Bibliography La Décoration Moderne, XIIIème année, 1905-1906, pl. 7 Frédéric Descouturelle, Olivier Pons, La céramique et la lave émaillée d’Hector Guimard, Edition du Cercle Guimard, p. 12
Read more MANUFACTURE NATIONALE DE SEVRES – AGATHON LEONARD – “DANSEUSE AUX FLAMBEAUX A DROITE”, N. 15, 2eme GRANDEUR, CIRCA 1900 “DANSEUSE AUX FLAMBEAUX A DROITE”, N. 15, 2eme GRANDEUR, CIRCA 1900 Biscuit, the carved bases with a relief decoration of leaves and cabochons highlighted with gold Height of the sculpture: 38 cm. Height of the base: 11.2 cm. The model exists in two different heights: 57 and 38 cm. Between 1901 and 1923, 59 examples of each version were executed. The bases were bought directly from the Sèvres Factory. This series is part of a set composed of fifteen different models that were presented at the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1900. A complete set was given as a diplomatic gift to the Csar and Empress of Russia in October 1901. Other complete sets are in the French Embassy in Prague, at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and at the Musée national de Céramique at Sèvres Exhibition Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, 1897, section sculpture. A. Léonard exhibits 10 models representing le jeu des écharpes Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1900 Bibliography Émile Bourgeois & Georges Lechevallier-Chevignard, Le Biscuit de Sèvres, tome II, Pierre Lafitte & Cie, Paris, 1909, ill. pl. 17, no. 1119 Agathon Léonard Le geste Art nouveau, Musée d’Art et d’Industrie, Roubaix and Musée département de l’Oise à Beauvais, 2003, ill. p. 48, no. 23
Read more MANUFACTURE NATIONALE DE SEVRES – “VASE DE CLERMONT” C PN, 1903 “VASE DE CLERMONT” C PN, 1903 White porcelain glazed yellow and green on a pink and green background; carved and patinated bronze mount with a pinecone motif Bearing the manufacturer’s stamp for 1908 64 cm. high 44 cm. diameter Bibliography Alexandre Sandier & Georges Lechevallier-Chevignard, Formes et décors modernes de la Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, 1913, pl. 16, for two similar vases decorated by Genevieve Rault with bronze bases
Read more MANUFACTURE NATIONALE DE SEVRES – HENRI BRECY, form designer – PAIR OF BOTTLES “EPIS DE MAIS”, 1900 PAIR OF BOTTLES “EPIS DE MAIS”, 1900 Glazed porcelain; each with original stopper Bearing the manufacturer’s stamp for 1901 16.5 cm. high Exhibition Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1900 An identical bottle without its stopper was acquired in 1905 by the French State for the Musée des Ursulines in Mâcon and another one complete for the Musée de Saint-Nazaire. Both are today in the collection of the Cité de la Céramique in Sèvres. Another, with stopper, is in the Holburne Museum, Bath (Handley-Read collection), and a further example, without its stopper, is in the Musée des Beaux Arts de Quimper Bibliography L’Art Décoratif, October 1900, La manufacture nationale de Sèvres à l’exposition universelle, similar example ill. p. 12
Read more MANUFACTURE NATIONALE DE SEVRES – LEO LAPORTE BLAIRSY – BRETONNE A LA COIFFE – CIRCA 1900 BRETONNE A LA COIFFE, CIRCA 1900 Biscuit Signed. Bearing the manufacturer seal for 1904 and the initials HR for Henri Robert (molder) This model was also edited in bronze 11 x 12 cm.
Read more MANUFACTURE NATIONALE DE SEVRES – ANDRE-FERNAND THESMAR – PILLBOX, CIRCA 1900 PILLBOX, CIRCA 1900 Sèvres porcelain; the enterlaced letters M, A, R, I and E on the cover in enamel and gilt cloisonné; the mount in silver gilt Marked A MARIE THESMAR 1908 in gold letters, and with the artist’s monogram Inside 5 cm. diameter Bibliography L’Estampille, L’Objet d’Art, n. 76, January 1994, ill. p. 50
Read more MANUFACTURE NATIONALE DE SEVRES – HENRI RAPIN – VASE, 1934 VASE, 1934 Porcelain with an incised geometric decor With the Sèvres Manufacture seal and incised J (for 1934) 37 cm. high
Read more MANUFACTURE NATIONALE DE SEVRES – ANDRE-FERNAND THESMAR – POWDER COMPACT, 1895 POWDER COMPACT, 1895 Polychrome enamel; gold mounted on a Sèvres porcelain. Inside the cotton is decorated with an enamelled ladybug on a gold bud Signed with the monogram and bearing the inscription: Faite pour Antonia Howard Trip 1895. Three initials are entangled in the design 6.7 cm. diameter The same decor is found on a small box exhibited at the Exposition Universelle of 1900
Read more MANUFACTURE NATIONALE DE SEVRES – VASE, 1938 VASE, 1938 Model: PROU N.1 Author of the shape: René Prou Decorated by Susanne Kaehrling in 1938 Decorated with reeds highlighted with gold, a bather, fishing boats and houses Signed, rose seal, letter K and numbered 5935 45 cm. high
Read more MANUFACTURE NATIONALE DE SEVRES – LEON KANN – A GOURD-SHAPED EWER, DESIGNED 1889 A GOURD-SHAPED EWER, DESIGNED 1889 Glazed Sèvres porcelain Marked with Sèvres Manufacturer’s triangular stamp and dated 1904 15 cm. high
Read more MANUFACTURE NATIONALE DE SEVRES – VASE “D’ IGNY A”, 1907 Vase: “D’Igny A” Form designed by Georges Vogt in 1897 Bronze mount by Joseph Joindy Impressed with the 1907 Sèvres seal 16 cm. high Bibliography E. Baumgart, La Manufacture nationale de Sèvres à l’Exposition de 1900, Paris, Librairie des Beaux-Arts, ill. n. 34 (With a different shape) E. Baumgart Sèvres 1900, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy, 1996. Illustration of the two vases of Igny with variant of crystallization and mount
Read more MANUFACTURE NATIONALE DE SEVRES – “VASE D’IGNY B”, 1921 “VASE D’IGNY B”, 1921 “Femme aux fleurs” Shape designed by Alexandre Sandier, 1897 Decor by Robert Bonfils Decorator: Marcel-Jean Piquet, 1921 Bearing the monogram MP (Marcel-Jean Piquet) 23.5 cm. high Bibliography: Lechevallier-Chevignard, Georges La Décoration Moderne à la Manufacture de Sèvres, Ch. Massin & Cie Editeurs, Paris, s.d. pl. 4 Les Oeuvres de la Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Vol. III, Les Vases et pièces décorées, ill., référence 2050 & 2051
Read more MANUFACTURE NATIONALE DE SEVRES – HENRI RAPIN – ANNE-MARIE FONTAINE – VASE, “LES BLÉS D’OR”, 1936 VASE “LES BLÉS D’OR”, 1936 Shape: Rapin, model n. 27 (circa 1922) Decor: Anne-Marie Fontaine, 1936 Porcelain; pink, green, blue, gray polychrome enamels Bearing the foundry mark: S – Sèvres – Manufacture Nationale – France 49 cm. high 29 cm. diameter
Read more MANUFACTURE NATIONALE DE SEVRES – LOUIS-AUGUSTE THEODORE-RIVIERE – ”DANTE ET VIRGILE”, 1903 ”DANTE ET VIRGILE”, 1903 Biscuit Signed, marked with the manufacturer’s stamp, stamped A.C (Alphonse Cieutat) and numbered 03.04 (April 1903) 36 cm. high Bibliography Colette Dumas, Théodore Rivière, sa vie, son œuvre, n. 78
Read more MANUFACTURE NATIONALE DE SEVRES – A PAIR OF VASES, CIRCA 1900 A PAIR OF VASES, CIRCA 1900 Porcelain decorated with flowers and leaves; the chased mount in patinated wrought-iron Marked with the manufacturer’s stamp and respectively numbered S97 and S98 24 cm. high