Sevres National Ceramic Museum - Europe & World Ceramics Photos

The Sèvres National Ceramic Museum displays ceramics and porcelain from antiquity, Germany & Europe, the Middle East, the Orient & the Western Hemisphere.

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Sèvres National Ceramic Museum facade. Paris, France.Cycladian terracotta kernos decorated with geometric patterns at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Terra Cotta baking women from Cyprus at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Terra Cotta female figure & female goddess with infant from Cyprus at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Sèvres National Ceramic Museum facade. Paris, France.Cycladian terracotta kernos (c3200-2000 BCE) decorated with geometric patterns at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Terra Cotta baking women (2300-2000 BCE) from Cyprus at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Terra Cotta female figure (1600-1050 BCE) & female goddess with infant (1600-1200 BCE) from Cyprus at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Terra Cotta barrel-shaped jug with bird painting from Cyprus at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Egyptian glass amulets at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Athenian red-figure krater & black-figure amphora showing exercising Greeks at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Red-figure fish plate from Campania at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Terra Cotta barrel-shaped jug (750-600 BCE) with bird painting from Cyprus at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Egyptian glass amulets (1550-525 BCE) at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Athenian red-figure krater (450-400 BCE) & black-figure amphora showing exercising Greeks (6thC BCE) at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Red-figure fish plate (350-300 BCE) from Campania at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Ceramic bowl painted with rabbit from Constantinople at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Collection of plates from Iznik, Turkey at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Collection of plates from Iznik, Turkey at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Collection of plates from Iznik, Turkey at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Ceramic bowl painted with rabbit (1175-1250) from Constantinople at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Collection of plates from Iznik, Turkey at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Collection of plates from Iznik, Turkey at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Collection of plates from Iznik, Turkey at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Phoenix plate from Iznik at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Lion plate from Iznik at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Floral cup & cover from Iznik at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Partridge-shaped pitcher from Tabriz?, Iran at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Phoenix plate (c1585-90) from Iznik at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Lion plate (early 17thC) from Iznik at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Floral cup & cover (c1585) from Iznik at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Partridge-shaped pitcher (oenochoé) (15thC) from Tabriz?, Iran at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Collection of modern Iranian ceramics at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Ceramic hookah base from Kirman?, Persia at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Iranian ceramic bottles bottles at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Ceramic tile painting with mounted cavalier & mythical Simurgh bird from Isfahan, Iran at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Collection of modern Iranian ceramics (16th-19thC) at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Ceramic hookah base (c1650) from Kirman?, Persia at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Iranian ceramic bottles (1600-50; 18thC; & 17thC) bottles at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Ceramic tile painting with mounted cavalier & mythical Simurgh bird (19thC) from Isfahan, Iran at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Moorish-style ceramic plate from Malaga or Valencia at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Moorish-style ceramic basin from Malaga or Valencia at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Moorish-style ceramic plate from Valencia at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Rabbit plate from Seville at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Moorish-style ceramic plate (end 14thC - start 15thC) from Malaga or Valencia at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Moorish-style ceramic basin (end 14thC - start 15thC) from Malaga or Valencia at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Moorish-style ceramic plate (15thC) from Valencia at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Rabbit plate (1500-25) from Seville at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Moorish-style lusterware ceramic bowl from Valencia at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Moorish-style lusterware ceramic jar for export of honey or jam from Valencia at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Ceramic pitcher from Tuscany?, Italy at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Ceramic nativity by Giovanni di Nicola Manzoni from Tuscany, Italy at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Moorish-style lusterware ceramic bowl (1575-1600) from Valencia at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Moorish-style lusterware ceramic jar for export of honey or jam (16thC) from Valencia at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Ceramic pitcher (end 14thC) from Tuscany?, Italy at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Ceramic nativity (1509) by Giovanni di Nicola Manzoni from Tuscany, Italy at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Ceramic snake gourde from northern Italy at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Ceramic bottle as eagle with two heads from northern Italy at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Ceramic bowl of fake fruit from Montelupo, Italy at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Ceramic pharmacy jars from Italy at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Ceramic snake gourde (16thC?) from northern Italy at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Ceramic bottle as eagle with two heads (16thC) from northern Italy at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Ceramic bowl of fake fruit (1540-80) from Montelupo, Italy at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Ceramic pharmacy jars (early 16thC) from Italy at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Ceramic pharmacy jar wit painted rabbit from Florence at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Ceramic pharmacy jar by workshop of Ludovico & Angelo Picchi from Casteldurante, Italy at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Ballet porcelain candy dish by Gio Ponti for Manuf. Richard-Ginori of Florence at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Reader porcelain plate by Gio Ponti for Manuf. Richard-Ginori of Doccia, Italy at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Ceramic pharmacy jar wit painted rabbit (15thC) from Florence at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Ceramic pharmacy jar (1555) by workshop of Ludovico & Angelo Picchi from Casteldurante, Italy at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Ballet porcelain candy dish (1925) by Gio Ponti for Manuf. Richard-Ginori of Florence at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Reader porcelain plate (1927) by Gio Ponti for Manuf. Richard-Ginori of Doccia, Italy at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Bartmann stoneware jug from Rhine at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Bartmann stoneware flagon from Kreussen? Bavaria at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Bartmann stoneware jug from Germany at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Bartmann blue & brown stoneware jug from Frechen, Germany at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Bartmann stoneware jug (16thC) from Rhine at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Bartmann stoneware flagon (early 17thC) from Kreussen? Bavaria at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Bartmann stoneware jug from Germany at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Bartmann blue & brown stoneware jug (c1580) from Frechen, Germany at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Blue & gray stoneware water ewer from Westerwald, Germany at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Blue & gray stoneware jug with arms of electors of Holy Roman Empire from Raëren, Germany at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Blue & gray stoneware jug from Westerwald?, Germany at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Nymphenburg porcelain cup & saucer from Munich with portrait of Caroline of Baden, Queen of Bavaria at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Blue & gray stoneware water ewer (16thC) from Westerwald, Germany at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Blue & gray stoneware jug with arms of electors of Holy Roman Empire (c1575) from Raëren, Germany at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Blue & gray stoneware jug (17thC) from Westerwald?, Germany at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Nymphenburg porcelain cup & saucer (1800-10) from Munich with portrait of Caroline of Baden, Queen of Bavaria at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Nymphenburg porcelain cup & saucer from Munich with portrait of Augusta Amelie of Bavaria at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Porcelain bisque statuette of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe by Christian Daniel Rauch of Manuf. KPM at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Antique horse rider porcelain figure by Adolf Amberg for KPM of Berlin at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Abduction of Europa porcelain figure by Adolf Amberg for KPM of Berlin at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Nymphenburg porcelain cup & saucer (1800-10) from Munich with portrait of Augusta Amelie of Bavaria at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Porcelain bisque statuette of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (c1835) by Christian Daniel Rauch of Manuf. KPM at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Antique horse rider porcelain figure (1924) by Adolf Amberg for KPM of Berlin at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Abduction of Europa porcelain figure (1924) by Adolf Amberg for KPM of Berlin at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Pastoral scene porcelain figure by Du Paquier of Vienna at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Porcelain color palette used by Imperial Porcelain Manufactory of Vienna at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Chinese-style gold decorated Meissen porcelain coffee & teapot at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Various Meissen porcelain plates & vessels at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Pastoral scene porcelain figure (c1750) by Du Paquier of Vienna at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Porcelain color palette (c1805) used by Imperial Porcelain Manufactory of Vienna at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Chinese-style gold decorated Meissen porcelain coffee & teapot (c1710-20) at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Various Meissen porcelain plates & vessels (c1725-35) at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Meissen porcelain elephant at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Meissen porcelain tureen at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Meissen porcelain swan service plate at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Meissen porcelain oval plate at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Meissen porcelain elephant (c1730) at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Meissen porcelain tureen (c1730) at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Meissen porcelain swan service plate (c1738) at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Meissen porcelain oval plate (c1740) at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Meissen porcelain octagonal plate painted with bird at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Meissen porcelain oval pitcher, cover & tray with shaped insects & leaves at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Meissen porcelain rabbit at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Meissen porcelain figurine of Russian Tsarina Elisabeth the Great on horseback at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Meissen porcelain octagonal plate (c1745-50) painted with bird at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Meissen porcelain oval pitcher, cover & tray with shaped insects & leaves (c1750) at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Meissen porcelain rabbit (c1750) at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Meissen porcelain figurine of Russian Tsarina Elisabeth the Great on horseback (early 1700s) at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Meissen porcelain butterfly vase at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Meissen porcelain Art Nouveau coffee service at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Meissen porcelain evening star vase at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Ceramic puzzle jug Delft, Netherlands at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Meissen porcelain butterfly vase (end 19thC) at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Meissen porcelain Art Nouveau coffee service (1900) at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Meissen porcelain evening star vase (c1900) at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Ceramic puzzle jug (1760-70) Delft, Netherlands at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Ceramic puzzle jug Delft, Netherlands at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Art Nouveau porcelain vase by Rozenburg Ceramics of Netherlands at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Art Nouveau porcelain cup & saucer by Rozenburg Ceramics of Netherlands at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Porcelain peacock feather vase by Ferdinand Willumsen & Siegfried Wagner for Manuf. Bing & Grøndahl of Copenhagen at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Ceramic puzzle jug (1760-70) Delft, Netherlands at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Art Nouveau porcelain vase (c1900) by Rozenburg Ceramics of Netherlands at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Art Nouveau porcelain cup & saucer (c1900) by Rozenburg Ceramics of Netherlands at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Porcelain peacock feather vase (c1900) by Ferdinand Willumsen & Siegfried Wagner for Manuf. Bing & Grøndahl of Copenhagen at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Collection of Japanese ceramic bottles & sake bottles at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Japanese ceramic plate from Iriya & basket vessel from Kyoto at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Japanese ceramic plate from Iriya at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Japanese porcelain Nabeshima-style plate from Arita at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Collection of Japanese ceramic bottles & sake bottles (18th-19thC) at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Japanese ceramic plate (1760) from Iriya & basket vessel (1699-1744) from Kyoto at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Japanese ceramic plate (1760) from Iriya at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Japanese porcelain Nabeshima-style plate (17thC) from Arita at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Japanese ceramic bottle painted with maple leaves from Kyoto at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Japanese porcelain gourde from Arita at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Japanese ceramic covered cold water vessel by Kato Toyohisa from Tokihi at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Chinese porcelain fish pitcher at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Japanese ceramic bottle painted with maple leaves (19thC) from Kyoto at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Japanese porcelain gourde (1853-78) from Arita at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Japanese ceramic covered cold water vessel (2004) by Kato Toyohisa from Tokihi at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Chinese porcelain fish pitcher (1680-1715) at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Chinese porcelain fish container from Jingdezhen at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Chinese porcelain pitcher & puzzle jug from Jingdezhen at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Chinese porcelain covered soup tureen from Jingdezhen with further painting by factory Guillebaud of Rouen, France at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Chinese porcelain Masonic punch bowl from Jingdezhen at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Chinese porcelain fish container (18thC) from Jingdezhen at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Chinese porcelain pitcher (1700) & puzzle jug (1725-50) from Jingdezhen at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Chinese porcelain covered soup tureen (1715-50) from Jingdezhen with further painting by factory Guillebaud of Rouen, France at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Chinese porcelain Masonic punch bowl (1750-75) from Jingdezhen at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Chinese porcelain dragon teapot from Dehua at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Korean porcelain longevity symbols vase at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Collection of Western Hemisphere native ceramic vessels at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Terra Cotta pot in shape of monkey from Island of Sacrifices, Mexico at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Chinese porcelain dragon teapot (1650-1700) from Dehua at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Korean porcelain longevity symbols vase (19thC) at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Collection of Western Hemisphere native ceramic vessels at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Terra Cotta pot in shape of monkey (900-1521) from Island of Sacrifices, Mexico at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Terra Cotta jar from Tonala, Mexico at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Moche terra cotta anthropomorphic figure bottle from north coast of Peru at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Sicán terra cotta bird stirrup bottle from north coast of Peru at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Ceramic teapot from Haiti at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Terra Cotta jar (17thC) from Tonala, Mexico at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Moche terra cotta anthropomorphic figure bottle (600-700) from north coast of Peru at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Sicán (aka Lambayeque) terra cotta bird stirrup bottle (800-1350) from north coast of Peru at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Ceramic teapot (c1840) from Haiti at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Glass collection at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Venetian blown glass footed cup at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.French glass by Baccarat , Saint-Louis & Choisy-le-Roi at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Painted scenes on glass of 19thC scenes of French soldiers with horses at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Glass collection at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Venetian blown glass footed cup (1500s or 1800s?) at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.French glass (1839-46) by Baccarat (2), Saint-Louis (1) & Choisy-le-Roi (2) at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Painted scenes on glass of 19thC scenes of French soldiers with horses at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Painted scene on glass of parrot & snake with garlands of plants at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Painted scene on glass of young woman playing lyre at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.

Painted scene on glass of parrot & snake with garlands of plants at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Painted scene on glass of young woman playing lyre at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.

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