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We have a beautiful collection of
hard to find, large punch bowls. These bowls are hand painted with 18th
Century designs and add wonderful color to the center of a Dining Room
table, on a sideboard or other special locations. |
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Similar piece made in Xuande of Ming Dynasty |
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Leather Tavern Ware Leather
"Blackjack" mugs were in common use in England and her colonies during the
17th and 18th centuries. Our repro Blackjack Mugs made from oak tanned
steerhide in the finest English tradition, and stitched by hand with
handtwisted linen thread. These are food safe by using "Brewer's Pitch
rather than pine pitch and are safe for use with al but hot drinks and
pure grain alcohol. Clean by rinsing with warm water and drying with a
soft cloth. |
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"There is nothing new except
what has been forgotten."
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She arrived at the French Court at the age of
fifteen and became Queen before she was twenty.
She was
the personification of 18th century French royal style but it was
the private world and intimate retreats that she created for herself
and the objects she delighted in which she held most dear.
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The antechamber to the
Laterie.
Original polychrome Sèvres porcelain from the Dairy
Service
#1100
Rambouillet Dairy Service
Tall Goblet with 2 Handles |
Exquisite
Porcelain Reproductions from
The World of
Marie Antoinette
Porcelaine Ancienne Manufacture Royale de
Limoges
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.
Sixty -five pieces were delivered to Rambouillet in two shipments
in 1787 and 1788. Marie Antoinette may have only seen the pieces in the
first delivery.
Pierre Julien's white marble statue
in the
grotto
#1102 Rambouillet Dairy Service
Etruscan
Saucer
#1101
Rambouillet Dairy Service
Etruscan Cup
Cows named "Brunette" and "Blanchette" were among the
animals at Marie Antoinette's Hamlet at
Trianon. |
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The
Lamplighter Shoppe is proud to offer
these historical pieces of incomparable quality.
To learn more about
how you can acquire these luxurious porcelains
click
here
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A grisaille is a monochrome painting technique
executed in tones of gray, often produced to simulate relief
sculpture. The interior of The Laiterie at Rambouillet was decorated
with grisailles on the theme of the four seasons painted by
Sauvage. | |
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. |
 #1106 Pastorales en Grisaille
Cake Plate with
Handles
11" round featuring
"Bergere au petit
chien"
Shepherdess with small dog |
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Other pieces in this exquisite series include five
piece place settings, coffee pot, creamer, sugar bowl, serving tray
with handles, square scalloped tray and vase medicis.
..."pieces with a gold thread, jugs with
old-fashioned crimping, and boxes ideal for containing tantalizing
secrets, sweetmeats, and dreams."
Dinner, salad, bread & butter plates and rim
soup bowl available with 6 different motifs:
Shepherdess with
goat
Shepherdess with small dog
Pastoral Scene
Shepherd
with flute
Shepherd with bagpipes
Shepherdess with
sheep | |
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The Litron cup also known as the "square cup"
(its height is equal to its diameter) derives from the Latin word
"litra", a unit of liquid measurement. Its saucer shape is noted for
its raised sides and deep well. It was first seen in 1752 when
consumption of chocolate, tea and coffee began to grow in
popularity. | |
 #1104 Litron Cup
"Bergère a la chèvre"
Shepherdess with
Goat
#1105 Litron Saucer
"Scène champetre"
Pastoral
Scene |
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Litron cups & saucers available with 2 different
motifs
Litron cup:
Shepherdess with goat
Shepherd
with flute
Litron saucer:
Hay bailing
Pastoral
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Marie Antoinette's service was delivered to Versailles
on January 2, 1792. 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
Lamplighter Shoppe is proud to offer
these historical pieces of incomparable quality.
To learn more about
how you can acquire these luxurious porcelains
click
here
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