porcelain
Sèvres porcelain flowers adored by Madame du Pompadour /
In its early days this Vincennes factory gained popularity by making perfumed porcelain flowers, painted to look as close to the real thing as possible. Madame de Pompadour, with her deep love for flowers adored these and as the legend goes filled her gardens with them, intermixing with real blossoms.
The Pagodenburg /
On the grounds of Nymphenburg Palace, the Pagodenburg was built between 1716 and 1719 by German architect and decorator Joseph Effner to a commission from Maximilian II, Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria.
Built as a "maison de plaisance" this octagonal, two story pavilion has blue and white Delft tile decoration downstairs and Chinoiserie upstairs. My aim is to see this today.
