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NEWJ.733.005
12 Feb 1733:21 (308)
Paris, Octob. 18. M. Olivier, director of the Royal
Manufacture of Earthen Ware erected 100 years ago at
Montpelier, has brought to Fontainbleau, for the King, a
citadel of about three foot over, and a service consisting
of a sort of baskets of new and different shapes, and of the
ordinary size for dishing up fruit; the whole made of
delicate earth, in imitation of the best china, and finely
painted.
He has likewise brought for the Dauphin and the D. of
Anjoy, a coach and a Berlin, with eight horses to each,
whose harness and reins are made of blue silk twist, with
small metal buckels. There you see a coach-man, a
postilion, and two footmen behind each coach, both which are
curiously adorned and glazed. In the coach is a Princess,
and before it rides a page, all of the finest earth, and
nicely painted; with two chairs and chairmen, a wind-mill; a
troop of horse, with the guidon, kettle-drummer, trumpet,
hautbois and bassoon; a company of foot with the colours;
one of the King's grooms dressing a managed horse; and
lastly, an express carrying a letter to his Majesty.
For Mesdames de France, he brought three chairs with their
chairmen, and little houses, with all sorts of utensils very
small and delicate. The 12th in the afternoon, the King
went with all his court, to see these works in the gallery
des cerfs, and was extremely well pleased with them, and
gave M. Olivier leave to go to Versailles, to have the
honour to present them to the children.
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