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Show Aristocracy of Porcelain. THE history of the Sevres factory is brilliant The styles of its products, are illustrations of the changing tastes of Franco from the time wheu Louis XV. (17&C) purchased the entire interest of Vinccnnca and became sole, owner of the porecluln works. A decree of January 17, 17G0, provideu that the works should be called "Manufactuie de Porcelaine dc France," a name which has been replaced by the simple word "Sevres." Uoilcau was director of the Sevres plant from 1700 to 1773; Parent huc-cecded huc-cecded him up to 1779; Kegnler until 1703, when he was imprisoned by the republic-anil. Then It wan under the management of lh,ree commissioners until 1800, when the First Consul appointed the celebrated Bronguiart. I Following him were Ebclmcn, Rcg-nault Rcg-nault and Robert. The prevailing bljles arc known as the Pompadour or Ito-caillc, Ito-caillc, from 1733-lTGu, the style Louis XV., from 1763-17S0, and the style Loui XVI., from 17S0M703. Perhaps the most celebrated service made at Sevres wn& that executed in 177S 1 for the Empress Catherine IL of Russia, 1 ' 1 - -' 1,,-v- x s? n I Ii Mf'&v.roVii -first mwJa. i V.ncnnei f "MTvl-4 TIJL' J 3fort , "CL LJ?- " rSfl' leU,'"! "Wir rWfcttor.B I VfDiC ' ftA-putniea reriod 130 - I8CH SX Epoch 1803 S' 5K& -i(0' jj lhpTil Sk, fo QQ I q-Ki) Low ixvm J,.i?' I ,zi3o ilk 1 p fm Oii OndKOrtt.L LOU. 3 SS I sUGJGI l) Vjr Philippe L6ui f-i 'a-30 A.vtf M "l"'PP- ' -feas jSj. Ostfmstr "' r 1 Philippe VT.'vi $? r -n Hovmber Z 3VQPjc (S.'do) I J34toX(y .aJZT U-? V ' I l Phiftppe Uo.s Onwhtt. I gSi 1837 rWIIppt fremiau I V st J VM1 W . , ' R-opubiiC rttvpoleon v ' 1 1 1848-31 J?Tc,ro"noieo-'H'ni-cc' 1 L'ousistiug of 711 pieces and which cost 1 565,630 |