Pair of vases SEVRES, late XIX century. Blue glass and gilt metal. With marks of use. Measurements: 57 x 23 x 17 cm. Pair of Sèvres vases. The stylised bodies in cobalt blue glass are set on gilt metal feet, worked with fine vegetal sheaths. The slender geometric arms match the gilt metal ornaments surrounding the mouth and lid. The lid is topped with a knob in the shape of an acorn. At the end of the 18th century, the prestigious Sèvres began to specialise in glass under the direction of Abel-François Poisson de Vandières, Marquis de Marigny and brother of Madame de Pompadour. His clients ranged from royal houses and noble courtiers to wealthy merchants and bankers. Originally founded in Vincennes in 1740, the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres was moved here in 1756. One of Europe's leading porcelain factories, the Manufacture was successively named after different political regimes: royal, imperial and national manufactory. Still active today, the firm continues to produce objects created since 1740, although its current production is largely oriented towards contemporary creation. The 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. By 1745, under the direction of the Gravant couple, important results had been achieved, in particular the creation of models of porcelain flowers to decorate all kinds of pieces. The new building in Sèvres, where the manufactory moved to in 1756, was built on the initiative of Madame de Pompadour.