The Wallace Collection Catalogue of Sevres Porcelain (Boxed Set Vol.I,I,III)

Winner of the 1990 National Art Collections Fund's prize for scholarship

Catalogued in a set of three volumes, this is a complete guide to the 18th-century Sevres porcelain acquired by the Marquesses of Hertford and Sir Richard Wallace between c.1802 and c.1875. Each piece is illustrated and offers an insight into four generations of the family that collected them.Catalogued in a set of three volumes, this is a complete guide to the 18th-century Sevres porcelain acquired by the Marquesses of Hertford and Sir Richard Wallace between 1802 and 1875. Respectively, Volumes One to Three cover: vases; tea wares, useful wares, biscuit figures, plaques; and references, appendices and index. Each piece is illustrated. There are colour plates, black and white illustrations of models, drawings, engravings and comparative pieces, painted and incised marks, and line drawings of shapes and tooling on gilding. In addition, each volume contains: descriptions of every model, including its history and design; the social and decorative function behind the various pieces; the factory's craftsmen; the patrons and buyers, including the kings of France and their court; and insights into the taste and connoisseurship of four generations of the family who were responsible for the collection at Hertford House. the various pieces, the factory's craftsmen, the patrons and the buyers,