Hand painted Sevres ceramic table lamp, with bronze structure and green glass shade, made in the 1940s

Ø cm 25 h cm 54

The Sèvres ceramics they are one of the most famous ceramic manufacturers in all of Europe, born in France in the 18th century. From the beginning, the production stood out for its elegant, refined and graceful shapes, characterized by the colour Sevres Blue, then combining other colors such as turquoise blue and Persian green. Originally the manufactory produced soft porcelain, but from the 1760s it began to produce hard porcelain.  

In the early 1800s we see the chromatic production enriched, adding its most precious color, loro brilliant.  

These ceramics were requested by the greatest European aristocracies who wanted table centrepieces, vases, statuettes and small sculptures. Over time the production changed subjects, passing from allegories and mythological subjects of the Baroque, to themes of Greco-Roman antiquity, the taste for Egyptian art and ornaments on a gold background looking towards neo-classicism.  

Very famous are the biscuits, delicate figurines left without enamel to distinguish them from German polychrome production and bring them closer to the cold beauty of marble, which are nowadays highly sought after by collectors. For the creation of these ceramics often made in white, the artists were inspired by gallant scenes or pastoral scenes. Furthermore, the most common decorative motifs were the "rocaille" bodices of taste rococò and the landscapes with pink or blue cupids on a white background.