MARIE ANTOINETTE

Queen Marie-Antoinette´s service was delivered to the Versailles palace in 1782 by the Royal Sèvres Manufactory. The cornflower was a favorite of the queen. It was the colour of her eyes and she would gather them in fresh bouquets at the country retreat of her hamlet in the Petit Trianon.
Only two of the original pieces from this celebrated service can still be found as part of French national collections: one is held by the Versailles château and the other by the Louvre Museum.