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 174
Elephant vase with candleholders, c. 1760
Hard-paste porcelain plate from a set of 8 pieces, with the monogram (in Roman letters) "PP" for Paul I of Russia (Pavel Petrovitch), 1773
Detail of palace urn by Sèvres
Removing the mould pieces from a vase
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Sèvres is a French commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris. It is located 9.9 kilometres from the centre of Paris, in the Hauts-de-Seine department in the Île-de-France region. As of 2023, the po
Manufacture nationale de Sèvres
…The Manufacture nationale de Sèvres (pronounced ) 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…
The Hôtel de Ville
Banks of the Seine in the early 20th century. At that time, the river was an important transportation axis; river shuttles can be seen here as piers ensured the transportation of passengers to Paris.
Sèvres–Ville d'Avray station
The Church of Saint-Romain-de-Blaye, at the start of the 20th century