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Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
Dejeuner (tea service)1812-1813

Not on view
Gilded porcelain tea set of five pieces — urn, ewer, teapot, and two cups with saucers — each decorated with painted floral medallions on a dark ground against an all-over gold glaze
Porcelain tea service with heavy gilding, comprising a covered sugar bowl, ewer, teacup with saucer, and covered pot, each piece featuring a painted oval medallion of colorful flowers; backed by a large oval tray with a dark-ground floral still life of roses, peonies, and mixed blooms in pink, yellow, and white.
Porcelain tea service with heavy gilding, comprising a lidded sugar bowl, ewer, teacup with saucer, and covered pot, each piece decorated with an oval painted medallion of colorful flowers; behind them, a large oval gilt-rimmed tray with a dark-ground floral still life of roses, peonies, and mixed blooms.
Porcelain tea service with heavy gilding, comprising a covered sugar bowl, ewer, teacup with saucer, and covered pot, each featuring a painted oval medallion of colorful flowers; set before a large oval gilt-framed tray painted with a bouquet of roses, peonies, and mixed blooms on a dark ground.
Porcelain tea service with gilded ground, comprising a covered sugar bowl, ewer, teacup and saucer, and covered pot, each decorated with a painted floral medallion; backed by a large oval tray with a detailed bouquet of roses, peonies, and mixed flowers on a dark ground, all with heavy burnished gold surfaces.
Porcelain tea service with heavy gilding, comprising a lidded sugar bowl, ewer, teacup with saucer, and covered pot, each piece bearing an oval painted medallion of colorful flowers. Behind them, a large oval tray with a dark ground painted with a bouquet of roses, peonies, and mixed blooms in pink, yellow, white, and purple.
Oval porcelain tray with a gilded foliate border, featuring a finely painted still life of a dense floral bouquet—including yellow and pink roses, a white peony, blue anemones, and purple primulas—against a dark background with a stone ledge below.
Porcelain teapot with polished gold ground, curved handle, and domed lid with acorn finial; central oval reserve painted with a bouquet of red-edged white flowers and yellow blooms against a dark background, surrounded by gilded ivy vine decoration and a band of stylized leaf forms at the base.
Porcelain teapot with heavy gilded ground and tall loop handle, featuring a central oval medallion painted with pink, white, and yellow flowers against a dark background, surrounded by gilt foliate and ivy relief decoration.
Porcelain covered urn with heavy gilt ground, featuring a central oval reserve painted with white narcissus and blue flowers on a dark background, flanked by gilt foliate decoration and lion-head handles, on a circular foot.
Covered porcelain urn with heavy gilt ground, featuring a central oval reserve painted with yellow, red, and pink flowers; gilt foliate scrollwork on cream panels flanking lion-head handles; pointed finial on domed lid.
Porcelain ewer with heavily gilded surface, tall curved handle, and pointed spout; an oval medallion on the body features a painted floral still life with blue, pink, and red blooms; gold relief leaf and geometric patterns border the base and shoulder.
Porcelain ewer with heavily gilded surface, looping handle, and pointed spout; oval painted panel on the body depicting pink, red, and yellow flowers with blue accents; gilded foliate and geometric relief decoration on neck and foot.
Porcelain cup and saucer with overall gilded surface; saucer features engraved foliate scrolls and rosette medallions; cylindrical cup with loop handle bears a painted oval cartouche of red, orange, and pink flowers with green foliage.
Porcelain cup and saucer with heavy gilt finish; saucer features engraved scrolling foliage and rosette border; cylindrical cup with loop handle bears a painted oval medallion of pink cyclamen flowers with green leaves.
Porcelain cup and saucer with heavy gilt ground; cup features a painted oval medallion of purple and white flowers with green foliage; saucer decorated with embossed foliate scrolls and rosette roundels on cream ground with burnished gold center.
Porcelain cup and saucer with heavy gilt ground; saucer decorated with engraved foliate scrolls and rosette medallions; cylindrical cup with S-curve handle featuring a painted oval reserve of blue flowers with green foliage on a dark ground.
Manufacturer
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
France, Sèvres, established 1756
Painter
Georgius J. Van Os
Title
Dejeuner (tea service)
Place Made
France
Date Made
1812-1813
Medium
Porcelain with enamel, gilding, and glaze
Dimensions
Dimensions vary
Credit Line
William Randolph Hearst Collection
Accession Number
49.13.5.1-.6
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Hopkins, Henry T., ed. Illustrated Handbook of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. West Germany: Bruder Hartmann, 1965.