Sèvres Tea Service: Grand Dejeuner Corbeille
Blue celeste ground color interlaced in a mosaique pattern surrounding open reserves of exotic birds and painted in overglaze polychrome enamels; extensively gilded on and between areas of ground color.
Purchase: acquired through the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Perry Faeth
1757
Sèvres soft paste porcelain decorated with overglaze enamels and gilding
5.9 x 44.1 x 32.4 cm
F89-27/1-11
Image and text © The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 2018
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