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35mm color slide of a hard-paste, two-handled soup bowl with cover and stand (Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory). Both the bowl and cover have paintings in white reserves and extensive decorative gilding, including foliage and fan shapes. “These scenes…

35mm color slide of porcelain marks for the wine cooler in Slide 49a. These include a mark for Philippe Castel (active 1772–97), a painter of birds, ornaments, and landscapes (Savill 1988, 3:1013; Eriksen and De Bellaigue 1987, 153 no. 22, 158n22).…

35mm color slide of porcelain marks for the liqueur decanter cooler in Slide 49a: a mark for Pierre aîné (the elder; active 1759–75), and a hatchet mark, which is the painter’s mark for Pierre-Joseph Rosset (active 1753–90). (See Tardy 1981, 559,…

35mm color slide of a liqueur decanter cooler from the Asturias Service (Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory). This is a side-view of the “Liqueur Decanter Cooler” (seau à topette, slide 49a). This was a gift from Louis XV to his granddaughter Marie Louise…

35mm color slide of a wine bottle cooler from the Asturias Service (Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory). It has a white ground with painted reserves depicting military scenes. It is adorned with gilded foliage and polychrome bouquets. The handles, rim, and…

35mm color slide of a wine bottle cooler from the Asturias Service (Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory). It has a white ground with painted reserves depicting military scenes. It is adorned with gilded foliage and polychrome bouquets. The handles, rim, and…

35mm color slide of a wine bottle cooler and a liqueur decanter cooler from the Asturias Service (Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory). Both objects have a white ground with painted reserves, which depict military scenes. They are adorned with gilded…

35mm color slide of two plates (Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory). These are “from a service made for Charlotte Louise” as indicated by the crowned “CL” monogram in the center of the well (Fritzsche 2018). On the rim are painted reserves with floral…

35mm color slide of a wine bottle cooler (Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory). It has a white ground, accentuated by a stripe of dark blue near the rim. Burnished gilding accentuates both the rim and the molding of the scroll-shaped handles. Gilt foliage…

35mm color slide of a cup and socketed saucer (Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory). This type of saucer is termed “socketed” (enfoncé), because it has a “raised flat flange and deep socketed center” (Savill 1988, 2:674). Several scholars note that this…