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Sèvres is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, 10.3 km (6.4 mi) to the southwest of the centre of Paris, [3] with an eastern edge by the river Seine. The commune borders Île Seguin, an island in the Seine, in the commune of Boulogne-Billancourt, adjoining Sèvres. Situation of Sèvres. Map of the commune.
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Depuis 1840, la gare de Sèvres-Rive-Gauche dessert le centre et l'est de Sèvres. Le temps de trajet y est d'environ 49 minutes depuis Rambouillet, 1 heure 5 minutes depuis Mantes-la-Jolie, 34 minutes depuis Plaisir - Grignon et 12 minutes depuis Paris-Montparnasse.
Apr 4, 2022 · The ‘Marly Rouge’ service: a Sèvres porcelain iron-red and sky-blue ground part dessert service made for Napoleon I, circa 1807-09. Sold for $1,812,500 on 9 May 2018 at Christie’s in New York. During the 19th century, the interlaced letter Ls were replaced by a variety of stencilled, printed and painted marks.
Sèvres porcelain, French hard-paste, or true, porcelain as well as soft-paste porcelain (a porcellaneous material rather than true porcelain) made at the royal factory (now the national porcelain factory) of Sèvres, near Versailles, from 1756 until the present; the industry was located earlier at.
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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.
Learn about the history and achievements of the Sèvres factory, the preeminent porcelain manufacturer in Europe, from 1800 to 1900. Explore the diverse styles, forms, and decorations of its products, from Neoclassical to Gothic, and from imitation marble to Raphael paintings.
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