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17th century French villa, 18th century French linen, Antique beds, Antique clothing, Antique French linen chemise, Antique French porcelain, Chinoiserie, Marie Antoinette, Tuscan villa
18th century French linen chemise
18th century French “can” style cup decorated with tiny sprigs
of blue flowers called Bleuettes or Cornflowers, which were
the favorite flowers of Marie Antoinette.
Chocolatiètier with wooden handle
verseuse à anse latérale en bois ou chocolatière
en porcelaine de paris
rue thiroux
manufacture la reine 1776 – 1806
Early French porcelain , circa 1775, created in Paris
at the “Fabrique de la Reine” , sometimes also referred
to as the “Manufacture du Comte d’ Artois”, which was
located on rue Thiroux, under the direction of Andre Leboeuf.
The mark of Comte d’ Artois, used in 1775, is found on the
underside. The factory is widely recognized for having
created porcelains for Queen Marie Antoinette.
Personal details on a dressing room screen…
Chinoiserie watercolor and beribboned Watteau sketch…
Silk pagoda canopy and chinoiserie details in bedroom,
inspired by frescoes on the walls of the Tuscan villa
Loire valley 17th century Chateau…
underneath its stone pediment
family pets venture out to start their day…
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“Slow buds the pink dawn like a rose
From out night’s gray and cloudy sheath;
Softly and still it grows and grows,
Petal by petal, leaf by leaf.”
The Morning Comes before the Sun
Sources: House and Garden archives, past Ebay items
