Sèvres plate puts on a display of French chivalry

Created shortly after the 1830 Revolution, when Louis Philippe ruled as ‘king of the French’, the ‘Service de la Chevalerie’ was a great example of romantic historicism.

One of many elaborate Sèvres services made under the inspired directorship of the chemist Alexandr…

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