Customer evaluation for "Gravy boat with cover 44 cl, "Marie-Antoinette", gold & green"
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- Order number: V120654
About the Collection
On January 2, 1782, the Royal Sèvres Manufactory delivered Queen Marie-Antoinette’s exquisite dinner service to the Versailles palace. The charming “Comte d’Artois” shape of the service is beautifully enhanced by the delicate “pearl and cornflower” decoration, with the placement of the design appearing improvisational.
The queen had a fondness for the cornflower, a simple wildflower that matched the color of her eyes, and would gather fresh bouquets of them at her country retreat in the Petit Trianon. The strikingly realistic pearls in restrained alignment reflect her love for luxury. Against a green background, the pattern of cornflowers is placed between two rows of pearls, highlighted by golden fillets. A simple bouquet of freshly gathered wild cornflowers adorns the center of the plate.
Today, only two original pieces from this renowned dinnerware service remain, held by French national collections. One is located at the Versailles château and the other at the Louvre Museum.
About the brand
Bernardaud has been synonymous with the entire art of Limoges porcelain since 1863, combining know-how and innovation, creativity and French tradition.
In a field that is constantly changing and at the forefront of design, the House of Bernardaud develops new technologies and constantly pushes the boundaries of the art of fire in its Limoges manufacture.
To design its collections of porcelain dinner services, lamps, candles and jewellery, the house commissions the greatest contemporary designers and artists. Bernardaud also makes bespoke creations - in décor or shape - for the hotel and catering industry: plates, cups, bowls, lights and decorative objects in porcelain to grace the tables of the greatest chefs and the most beautiful palaces around the world.
About the Manufacture
Depending on the style of the collection, the application of the decoration is more or less complex. Some valuable pieces are painted by hand and the craftsmen show exceptional dexterity in using a wide variety of brushes.
In most cases, a leaf decoration (decalcomania principle) is applied by hand on the white porcelain. It is dipped in water so as to detach the design from its paper backing and applied to the piece. The leaf decoration is produced by different printing processes, originally lithography, now silk-screen printing. The Bernardaud factory is one of the few in Limoges to have a printing works.
- Material: Limoges porcelain
- Decor: gold & green
- Dimensions: 0.44 l
- Care instructions: Not suitable for the dishwasher and microwave
- Manufacturer item number: L004 / 4114
8 – 9 weeks delivery time
