Bibliotheque du Roi - Sevres Tea Service

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This tea service was bought by the famous actor, playwright and theatre manager, David Garrick (1717-1779), on a visit to Paris in 1764-1765. The tea service was made by the French royal porcelain manufactory at Sèvres. The fluted design is called 'cannelé', and was used on a range of Sèvres teaware shapes from 1754. The fluted sugar bowl was first introduced in 1764, so represents the latest fashion.

The set was probably put together by a luxury goods merchant, or marchand-mercier. The merchant would have ordered the veneered box, lined with watered silk, and probably bought the porcelain directly from Sèvres. The slop bowl, which would have been used for the dregs from cups, is very unusual in a French tea service of this date, and suggests the set may have been put together with its English client in mind.

The Tea Service contains:
-Whole set as a single object - Pictures 1 and 2
-Teapot (théière 'cannelé) - Picture 3
-Teacup (gobelet 'cannelé') with Saucer and a spoon as a single object - Picture 4
-Saucer (soucoupe 'cannelé')
-Elliptical Porcelain tray (Plateau) with gilded garlands of flowers and two painting of putti playing - Picture 5
-Sugar bowl (sucrier 'cannelé') - Picture 6
-Porcelain Jug (pot à lait à trois pieds) - Picture 7
-Covered milk jug (pot á lait Hébert 'cannelé') - Picture 8
-Slop bowl (jatte Hébert) - Picture 9

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