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Bol-sein
Sèvres porcelain
€600.00
VAT included
An icon of Sèvres' historical repertoire, the breast bowl is from the famous 108-piece service created in the 18th century by the Manufacture for Queen Marie-Antoinette's Laiterie at the Château de Rambouillet. Milk bowl in hard porcelain paste, decorated with a purple thread. Marks on the inside.
An art object made entirely by hand by our craftsmen in the workshops of the Manufacture. Shades and variations may appear from one piece to another, making each one almost unique.
Made between 1785 and 1788 by the most renowned artists of the manufacture, Louis Simon Boizot and Jean-Jacques Lagrenée le Jeune, the bol-sein - which legend has it was moulded on the Queen's own breast - is undoubtedly the most emblematic element of the royal service commissioned by Louis XVI for the new Laiterie at the Château de Rambouillet, where Queen Marie-Antoinette was to be able to "come and refresh herself with fresh milk". Inspired by the most recent archaeological discoveries of the time, its shape is reminiscent of the mastos used for drinking at Greek banquets.
Original items of the service from the Manufacture de Sèvres for La Laiterie of the château de Rambouillet.
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