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Sèvres porcelain boxes shaped as eggs however appear to be very rare. It is possible that, since this box was exported from France between 1764-5 and 1781-9, shown by the gold marks, it was a special commission for an English customer of the Sèvres factory. \r\n\r\nThe Sèvres porcelain factory moved from Vincennes in 1756 and in 1759 became a royal manufacturer. After the decline of the Meissen factory, it became the preeminent porcelain manufacturer in Europe.\r\n\r\nSir Arthur Gilbert and his wife Rosalinde formed one of the world’s great decorative art collections, including silver, mosaics, enamelled portrait miniatures and gold boxes.  Arthur Gilbert donated his extraordinary collection to Britain in 1996.","physicalDescription":"A gold-mounted soft-paste porcelain box in the shape of an egg, painted in enamel colours with red <i>oeil de perdrix</i> on a pale blue ground, with flower garland borders, and with a rosette at the top and bottom.  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