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Porcelain plates decorated with grand feu colors over the glaze. This is the same process i 
temperatures. These pieces have then stood two grand feu firings : the first to obtain a 
typical of the complete reform of porcelain decoration at S&vres. 
; the old overglaze painting, but firing is done at grand feu 
'are without flaws, the second for the decoration. Tliey are 
of the orange tree, the favorite 
tree of the Mediterranean coast. 
Grand feu colors under the 
glaze adorned a vase of Mr. 
Foumier (virgin vine) , grand feu 
colors over the glaze the vase 
(Peacock feathers) of Mr. Geb- 
leux and Mr. Bienville in The 
Swans used the process of juxta- 
posed colored glazes. 
Fifteen cases contained 
vases of all shapes, classical or 
fancy, in pate tendre, hard paste, 
new porcelain and gres ceranie, 
inkstands, powder boxes, cups, 
candlesticks, plates, table ser- 
The Wolf, by Valton. Small piece in grfes biscuit. Tasile Doat collection. 
vices [and a thousand articles 
of ornament, proclaiming the 
beauty and whiteness of the 
finest of clays, the kaolinic clay. 
The most beautiful pieces 
of all, in which the decorative 
motives taken from nature were 
best adapted to the shapes, 
showed the masterful art of Mr. 
Lasserre, the cleverness of Mr. 
Gillet, the fine designing of Mr. 
Uhlrich, the imagination of Mr. 
Brecy and the talent of Mess. 
Trager. 
Of course such results had 
not been obtained without a 
Virgin vine by Mr. Fournier. Large vase, 
4 ft. 8 in. Grand feu colors underglaze. 
Large vase, 4 ft. 7 in., by Mr. G^bleux. 
Grand feu colors overglaze. 
Hard porcelain, Mr. Gillet. 
Incised decoration and en- 
s. Large vase 4 ft. 8 in., by Mr. BienviUe, 
Juxtaposed colored glazes. 
