Sevres
Reading edition
Established at Vincennes in 1740.
Removed from there to Sevres in 1756.
King Louis XV. became sole proprietor in 1760.
Soft paste was made until 1805. Since then only hard paste.
The Sevres Marks
FIRST ROYAL EPOCH 1745 to 1792 Vincennes. The letter A denotes the year 1753, continued to 1777. (Louis XV.) Sevres. Ornamented LL’s. Date 1764. Sevres. Date 1778. (Louis XVI). Double letters continued to 1793. FIRST REPUBLICAN EPOCH 1792 to 1804 1792 to 1799. 1801 to 1804. FIRST IMPERIAL EPOCH. 1804 TO 1814. Napoleon. 1804 to 1809. Napoleon. 1809 to 1814. SECOND ROYAL EPOCH. 1814 TO 1848. Louis XVIII 1814 to 1823. Charles X. 1824 to 1829. Charles X. 1829 and 1830. Charles X. 1830. Louis Philippe. 1831 to 1834. Louis Philippe. 1834-1835. On services for the Palaces. Louis Philippe. 1845-1848. After 1848, this mark in green was used for white porcelain. SECOND REPUBLICAN EPOCH 1848 TO 1851. The S stands for Sèvres, and 51 for 1851. SECOND IMPERIAL EPOCH. 1852 TO 1872. Napoleon III. From 1852. This mark used for white pieces; when scratched it denotes issue undecorated.
The marks used at the present time.
Unknown Marks
Chronological Table Used in the Manufactory of Sevres
A (Vincennes) 1753
B (ditto) 1754
C (ditto) 1755
D 1756
E 1757
F 1758
G 1759
H 1760
I 1761
J 1762
K 1763
L 1764
M 1765
N 1766
O 1767
P 1768
Q [1]1769
R 1770
S 1771
T 1772
U 1773
V 1774
X 1775
Y 1776
Z 1777
AA 1778
BB 1779
CC 1780
DD 1781
EE 1782
FF 1783
GG 1784
HH 1785
II 1786
JJ 1787
KK 1788
LL 1789
MM 1790
NN 1791
OO 1792
PP 1793
QQ 1794
RR 1795
Year IX 1801 T9
" X 1802 X
" XI 1803 11
" XII 1804
" XIII 1805
" XIV 1806
1807 7
1808 8
1809 9
1810 10
1811 (onze) o.z.
1812 (douze) d.z.
1813 (treize) t.z.
1814 (quatorze) q.z.
1815 (quinze) q.n.
1816 (seize) s.z.
1817 (dix sept) d.s.
From this date the year is expressed by the last two figures only.—thus, 18 for 1818, etc.,—up to the present time.
Footnote:
[1] This comet was sometimes substituted for the ordinary mark of the letter Q.
