CLICK HERE TO BUY FRENCH SEVRES PORCELAIN TRINKET JEWELLERY BOX ON CANONBURY ANTIQUES
You are viewing a gorgeous French Sevres style porcelain jewellery box or casket. The piece has intricate hand painted details to every surface of the box and the main theme is of course cherubs. The abundance of painted panels feature various chubby pink cherubs in various stages of Romantic interplay. It really is delightful and breathtaking when you consider the amount of work that would have gone into the crafting of these fine pieces. Hopefully the photos go some way in conveying the detail and intricacy to the brushwork.
The main colour theme for the background is that sky blue hue synonomous with the Sevres factory. When the piece is opened out to reveal the abundance of storage space you can also see the floral spray painted on inside to the piece. There is also a Sevres stamp on the underside of the base – please see close up picture. This work of art is offered in perfect condition and is ready for home use right away. What a present this would make.
Sèvres, porcelain made at the Manufacture Royale (now the Manufacture Nationale) de Porcelaine at Vincennes, and subsequently Sèvres, near Paris, from the 18th century to the present day. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, it was France’s pre-eminent porcelain factory, whose products were influential throughout Europe.
CLICK HERE TO BUY FRENCH SEVRES PORCELAIN TRINKET JEWELLERY BOX ON CANONBURY ANTIQUES