Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Bisque medallion with bas-relief decoration commemorating the honorary banquet of the Manufacture's artists at the 1900 Universal Exhibition. Inscribed on the front: La Manufacture de Sèvres à l'Exposition Universelle de 1900, souvenir de la fête du 5 février 1901 and signed by JC Chaplain lower left. Diameter: 10.5 cm This medallion was offered to the participants of the banquet given in honor of the artists who took part in the 1900 World's Fair.

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