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Cristal de Sèvres
 


 
 
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André Chénier
 
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Arpèges
 
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Espoir
 
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Florian
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Matteo
 
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Saint-Germain
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Spirale
 
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Tuileries
       

CRISTAL DE SÈVRES : TWO AND A HALF CENTURIES OF CLARITY

Cristal de Sèvres - at workDuring the first half of the 18th century the marquise de Pompadour acquired a glassworks. The Verrerie Royale de Sevres came into being a few years later under the royal patronage "granted by the king to Madame de Pompadour" in 1750. The marquise de Pompadour had the glassworks moved to the grounds of her chateau in Sevres. By 1762, it was reputed to be one of the three best glassworks in France. A passionate lover of art and favourite of Louis 15th, Madame de Pompadour was determined to dress the royal table with the most beautiful glasses, as beautiful as those made by the Venetians.

Her brother, the marquis de Marigny, brought to the glassworks the recent discovery of crystal and converted Europe to the unrivalled clarity of a material that became an indispensable part of all top Venetian tables. Over the next one and a half centuries, Cristal de Sevres enamoured all passionate admirers of refined tableware, in particular those that sought the highest standards of quality and aestheticism. In 1971, Cristal de Sevres relocated to Vannes Ie Chatel and added to their tradition that of the master glass makers of the Lorraine region, whose skills had been renowned since the Middle Ages.

 

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