Large glass centrepiece by Sèvres. Art Nouveau, ca. 1900

Large glass centrepiece by SÈVRES. Art Nouveau, ca. 1900
Blown glass and enamels.
It presents marks of use and scratches on the back.
Measurements: 18 x 31 x 31 cm.
French Sèvres glass table centrepiece in Art Nouveau style. The modernist influence can be seen in the organically inspired design, with the bulbous body and the undulating mouth. The translucent brown glass is enamelled with stylised floral bouquets.
Originally founded in Vincennes in 1740, the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres was moved to Vincennes in 1756. One of the leading European porcelain factories, the Manufacture was successively named after different political regimes: royal, imperial and national manufactory. Manufacture de Vincennes was founded with the support of Louis XV and Madame de Pompadour, with the idea of creating pieces for the court and competing with the porcelain productions of Meissen and Chantilly. In fact, the first experiments were carried out by the brothers Robert and Gilles Dubois, who came from the Chantilly manufactory.