Antique French Sevres Handpainted & Gilded Porcelain Neoclassical 8 Piece Tete-a-Tete Tea Set 1900 Recently Added 84 cm X 58

84 cm X 58

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Antique French Sevres Handpainted & Gilded Porcelain Neoclassical 8 Piece Tete-a-Tete Tea Set 1900 Recently Added 84 cm X 58SOLD A very fine antique eight piece 'Sevres' porcelain Tete A Tete tea service, Paris, circa 1900. The set having a blue ground with finely hand painted panels of Neoclassical scenes of maidens seated in floral settings and accompanied with cherubs, there are alternate panels hand painted with doves & musical instruments, the hand painted scenes are heightened with raised gilded decoration. The set comprising a lidded teapot, cream jug, covered sugar