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Peasants on porcelain: Sèvres and the taste for Teniers. Oliver Fairclough, John Whitehead and Aileen Dawson eds. French Porcelain Society Journal III , 2007. pp. 111-130 ISSN 1479-8042"},{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"King, William. Catalogue of the Jones Collection, II, Ceramics, ormolu, goldsmiths' work, enamels, sculpture, tapestry, books, and prints. Victoria and Albert Museum: 1924. 18 p., no. 116, ill. plate 6."},{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Peters, David. An examination of Vincennes and early Sèvres date letters. The French Porcelain Society, A transcript of the talk given at the French Porcelain Society Study Day on 17 June 2014. London, 2014. Following a detailed analysis of the records against existing pieces, Peters has suggested 'G’ is now for 1760, not 1759-60 as formerly thought."},{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Savill, Rosalind. The Wallace Collection: Catalogue of Sèvres Porcelain, 3 vols. 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