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The Manufacture nationale de Sèvres is one of the principal European porcelain factories. It is located in Sèvres, Hauts-de-Seine, France. It is the continuation of Vincennes porcelain, founded in 1740, which moved to Sèvres in 1756. It has been owned by the French crown or government since 1759.
Jusqu'en 2009, la Manufacture nationale de Sèvres fut un service à compétence nationale du ministère français de la Culture et de la Communication. Au 1 er janvier 2010, la manufacture de Sèvres et le musée national de Céramique fusionnent au sein d'un établissement public en vertu du décret du 26 décembre 2009 [25].
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See all 90 artworks ›. Londonderry Vase, 1813. Manufacture nationale de Sèvres. Centerpiece: The Scarf Dance (Surtout: Le jeu de l’écharpe), 1901/02. Manufacture nationale de Sèvres. Cup and Saucer with Portrait of Benjamin Franklin, c. 1780. Manufacture nationale de Sèvres. Pair of Vases (Vases à Pied de Globe), 1769.
To compete with Meissen factory in Germany, King Louis XV and Madame de Pompadour funded a ceramic factory at Vincennes in 1740 which majorly produced glass and soft paste porcelains. This factory was later moved to Sèvres by name 'Manufacture Nationale De Sèvres’ in 1756.
Manufacture nationale de Sèvres; Jug (Pot à l’eau tourné), 1763 Manufacture nationale de Sèvres; Plate, 1792 Manufacture nationale de Sèvres; Cup and Saucer, 1792 Manufacture nationale de Sèvres; Woman Washing Clothes, c. 1755-60 Manufacture nationale de Sèvres; Sugar Bowl (from a tea service), 1770 Manufacture nationale de Sèvres
'Falconet was hired by Madame de Pompadour and served as a chief modeler at Sèvres from 1757 to 1766.' Pair of Figure Groups: The Flute Lesson (Le Flûteur) and The Grape Eaters (Les Mangeurs de Raisins) (about 1757 - 1766) by Sèvres Manufactory, Modelled under the direction of Étienne-Maurice Falconet, After engraved designs of François ...
On January 1, 2010, the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres and the Musée National de la Céramique, two departments with a domestic jurisdiction of the Ministry of Culture and Communication, were transformed into a public administrative institution, Sèvres – Cité de la Céramique. In Europe, the manufactory is the last production plant that ...
