EditorialCosmographie Universelle by Guillaume Le Testu,1555. MS Carte de la Mer Oceane et du Bresil,fol.45 verso. A map of the Atlantic Ocean and Brazil.
EditorialFigure of a River God (Fleuve). Vincennes Porcelain Manufactory; French, founded 1740 (known as Sevres from 1756); Model by: Louis Antoine Fournier (possibly); French, active c. 1746-52. Date: 1747-1750. Dimensions: H. 31 cm (12 3/16 in.). Soft-paste p...
EditorialStand for a Mustard Pot. Vincennes Porcelain Manufactory; French, founded 1740 (known as Sevres from 1756); Painted by Andr?-Vincent Vielliard (French, 1717-90, active 1752-90). Date: 1751-1752. Dimensions: 3.6 x 13.7 x 17.4 cm (1 3/8 x 5 3/8 x 6 13/16...
EditorialCup and Saucer. Vincennes Porcelain Manufactory; French, founded 1740 (known as Sevres from 1756); Painted by Yvernel (attributed to) (French, active 1750-58). Date: 1752-1753. Dimensions: Cup: 6.4 x 7.1 cm (2 1/8 x 3 3/4 in.); Saucer: 3.8 x 15.2 cm (1...
EditorialMilk Jug (Pot ? lait H?bert). Vincennes Porcelain Manufactory; French, founded 1740 (known as Sevres from 1756). Date: 1755. Dimensions: H. 13.2 cm (5 3/16 in.). Soft-paste porcelain, underglaze blue ground, polychrome enamels, and gilding. Origin: Vin...
EditorialVase in the style of a vessel with mast (Vaisseau a mat), in pink and green with Chinese painting, and ribbon with gold fleurs de lys, Vincennes, 1752. Chromolithograph by Gillot of an illustration by Edouard Garnier from The Soft Paste Porcelain of Se...