The Sèvres porcelain service of Catherine II of Russia : the truth concerning payment

Author

Préaud, Tamara

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Studies in the decorative arts. 1995, Num. 2, Vol. 2, 48-54, 5 ill.

ISSN

1069-8825

Abstract (en)

On the basis of documentary evidence, proves that the large and elaborate porcelain service made by the French manufactory and delivered to the czarina in 1778 was duly paid for by 1781, contrary to anecdotes which claim that the czarina did not pay the debt until some time during the revolution. Suggests that other factors, such as negotiations about the total cost of the service and the simultaneous discovery that the director of the Sèvres manufactory was embezzling funds, may have led to the apocryphal stories.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Decorative arts -- Ceramics and glass -- France
• Porcelain
• Tableware
• France
• 1700-1800
• Manufacture nationale de Sèvres!!Sèvres (FRA)
• Ekaterina II, empress of Russia, 1729-1796
• Commissions
• Payments
• Ceramics
• Ekaterina II Service
• Russian Federation

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Arts décoratifs -- Céramique et verre -- France
• Porcelaine
• Service de table
• France
• 1700-1800
• Manufacture nationale de Sèvres!!Sèvres (FRA)
• Ekaterina II, impératrice de Russie, 1729-1796
• Commande d'oeuvre d'art
• Paiement
• Céramique
• Service de Catherine la Grande
• Russie, Fédération de

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19951001-00323230

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