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Boites Classique et Parfum 5 In the very early days of Limoges boxes, when the finest porcelain was
made by the Sèvres factory, cobalt was the color that Sèvres developed,
perfected and used extensively. Then it was called variously, bleu de
roi and bleu cèleste and over the years it became known as Sèvres blue.
Over the centuries it has remained a color that is much identified with
French porcelain and because of this I thought we should have a strong
selection of boxes in the color. That being said, the other thing I would
like to bring to your attention is the variety of shapes we have in the
color. I should emphasize, every French porcelain collection should have
at least one piece of Sèvres blue in it to be truly representative of
Limoges porcelain. AA. The Victorian Keepsake Box second edition. Deeper
than the first of the Keepsake Boxes and with a quite different theme.
Featured in the cartouche, a shepherd playing his flute, painted in the
style of Francois Boucher who worked both designing and creating pieces
for Sèvres and was a renowned artist of the period apart from his association
with Sèvres. The rococo design that frames the cartouche and runs around
the base of the box is in graduated relief. Inside a flower, the frame
is beaded and the clasp is a basket of flowers. Retail: About $195.00.
Our price: $175.90. NEW and soooo pretty.
BB. The Puffed Pentagonal Box. That's a rotten name for a box
but it is descriptive of the box. It is a pentagon in shape, it is puffed
and I can't help it if the military ruined that word. The shape, by the
way, is rounded and softened but it is a pentagon still. The ground
in
Sèvres blue with a reserve painted in the style of Watteau, fanciful
birds in brilliant colorings.Inside some gilt detailing and the clasp
a French
bow, Retail: About $195.00. Our price: $175.90. NEW A lovely classic
to add to your collection.
CC. The Snuff Box. A Sèvres blue ground with five reserves,
each one with a gold rococo frame around a melange of flowers and greenery.
Ornate but beautiful and typical of early French porcelain done for the
Louis XV and Madame de Pompadour, his mistress, both of whom were great
porcelain collectors. This type of decoration was also used on porcelain
panels, in larger size of course, that were used as insets on furniture
of the period.The Getty Museum in Los Angeles has a lovely collection
of furniture from this period all inset with porcelain panels of this
type. The frame is decorated with acanthus leaves and the clasp is a
French bow. If you would like to own a piece that is reminiscent of
the early
days of porcelain this box will do nicely. Retail: About $211.00. Our
price: $190.90. NEW and lavish is the word that comes
to mind.
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