Antique French Sevres Handpainted & Gilded Porcelain Neoclassical 8 Piece Tete-a-Tete Tea Set 1900 Sculpture Louvre (Paris)

Louvre (Paris)

An unusual antique Italian porcelain pitcher jug in the Neoclassical style

Norton Simon Museum (Pasadena

and was order a 3rd medal in 1910 and a gold medal at the 1913 Salon des Artistes

the legs and stretchers are elaborately hand painted with gilded floral decoration

Antique French Sevres Handpainted & Gilded Porcelain Neoclassical 8 Piece Tete-a-Tete Tea Set 1900 Sculpture Louvre (Paris)SOLD A very fine antique eight piece 'Sevres' porcelain Tete A Tete tea service, Paris, circa 1900. The set having a blue ground with finely hand painted panels of Neoclassical scenes of maidens seated in floral settings and accompanied with cherubs, there are alternate panels hand painted with doves & musical instruments, the hand painted scenes are heightened with raised gilded decoration. The set comprising a lidded teapot, cream jug, covered sugar