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Original polychrome Sèvres porcelain from the Dairy Service
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The Rambouillet Dairy Service In
June 1787, Louis XVI surprised Queen Marie Antoinette with
a gift - The Laiterie at Rambouillet. Inspired by Rousseau and a desire to
return to nature, fanciful dairies were very fashionable among the
aristocracy of Europe during the 18th century, but this dairy would
surpass all others. As remarkable as the paintings, sculpture and
furnishings that adorned the building itself were the porcelain pieces
designed to adorn the niches in the antechamber of the Laiterie of
the Queen. Neoclassical in design, all of the pieces of the dairy service
involved the storage and serving of milk and other dairy products,
adhering to the theme of the pleasure dairy - a temple dedicated to
milk.
Cows named "Brunette" and "Blanchette" were among the animals at Marie Antoinette's Hamlet at Trianon. | |||||||
The Dessert Course is proud to offer
these historical pieces of incomparable quality.
To learn more about
how you can acquire these luxurious porcelains
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Pastorales en
Grisaille This "Grisaille" of pastoral scenes was one of the very first of its kind. Created in 1771, during the last years of the reign of the beloved Louis XV, it reflects the influence of Jean-Jacques Rousseau. The Ancienne Manufacture Royale has perfectly reproduced the wonderfully delicate brush strokes and subtle relief of the originals, which can be found in the Montmartre Museum in Paris. |
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Marie Antoinette's service was delivered to Versailles on January 2, 1782. The pearl motif is suggestive of her taste for luxury, while the cornflower was the wildflower she would gather into bouquets at her country retreat in the hamlet of Le Petit Trianon. |
The Dessert Course is proud to offer
these historical pieces of incomparable quality.
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how you can acquire these luxurious porcelains
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Elisabeth Louise Vigée LeBrun, favorite portrait painter and friend of Marie Antoinette was an exceptional woman of the 18th century. Intelligent, talented, fun-loving and spirited she was a successful portraitist at the Court of Versailles and admired as one of the most glamorous women in Parisian society. Her paintings were met with critical acclaim throughout Europe. Her portraits (which account for 700 of her 900 paintings) are exceptionally captivating and demonstrate her flair and ability to capture the soul of the sitter. |
The Marie Antoinette
Collection of Prose Pots
Our "Prose
Pots" are hand painted Italian terra cotta rose pots which have been decoupaged
with portraits by Elisabeth Vigée LeBrun,
portrait painter of Marie Antoinette. Create a customized gift by filling them
with our culinary towel, teas and confections. In addition to making
extraordinarily beautiful gift containers, you will find all kinds of uses for
these pots including kitchen utensil holders and vases for fresh flowers. What a
lovely tribute to these women of 18th century France.
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Marie Antoinette ever missed an opportunity of saying something pleasant
to those who had the honour of being presented to her, and the kindness
she always bestowed upon me has ever been one of my sweetest
memories."
Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun |
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Based on the biography by Antonia Fraser, Sophia Coppola's film, Marie Antoinette is a sumptuous and beautiful film with a more sympathetic view of Marie Antoinette's youth and inexperience.
"I remember that in my confusion
and my eagerness to make a fitting response to her kind words, I
opened my paint-box so excitedly that I spilled my brushes on the
floor. I stooped down to pick them up. 'Never mind, never mind,'
said the Queen, and for aught I could say, she insisted on gathering
them all up
herself."
