Late 19th Century Spanish Serves Vase

Description

Isabelline hand-painted porcelain vase in the Serves style. Made by unknown manufacturer in Spain, circa 19th Century. In original condition, … more Isabelline hand-painted porcelain vase in the Serves style. Made by unknown manufacturer in Spain, circa 19th Century. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Material: Porcelain Sevres porcelain history starts in 1738 when the Marquis Orry de Fulvy, brother of the Minister of Finance, obtained from the French king Louis XV a licence to manufacture porcelain in the Saxon manner. At that time the brothers Dubois, who were arcanists that fled from Chantilly, had already experimented to produce porcelain at the Chateau de Vincennes. Together with Gravant, they succeeded in producing a type of soft paste frit-porcelain around 1745. The Sevres Porcelain Factory was originally founded in 1738 at Chateau de Vincennes, France by local craftsmen from a nearby porcelain factory at Chantilly. from the beginning, Sevres created finely detailed gilded and hand painted decorative arts for the wealthy and privileged. less