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Porcelaine de Bruxelles. Le service aux oiseaux pour le Premier Consul

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Porcelain from Brussels. The Service with Birds for the First Consul traces the history of the table service painted in Brussels by Louis Cretté at the beginning of the 19th century. The pieces feature depictions of birds inspired by Buffon’s Histoire naturelle des oiseaux.

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Porcelain from Brussels. The Service with Birds for the First Consul traces the history of the table service painted in Brussels by Louis Cretté at the beginning of the 19th century. The pieces feature depictions of birds inspired by Buffon’s Histoire naturelle des oiseaux.

The publication situates this exceptional service within the broader context of porcelain production in Brussels and, more generally, among the great European table services.

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- Authors: Marieke De Baerdemaeker, Claire Dumortier and Patrick Habets.
- Format: A4 – 196 pages – approximately 200 colour illustrations. Soft cover.
- Language: in French.
- Retail price: € 38. Available in bookshops and at the Brussel City Museum.
- Publisher: Les éditions namuroises, 2025.