The gilding, too,
was very heavy, and sometimes in combination with it imitation gems
were used. At the present time a color known as Rose du Barry brings
the highest price in old Sevres. Other famous colors in which the
French china-makers excelled were Bleu Roi, which was made from
cobalt----"
"King's blue," murmured Theo.
"Bleu Celeste, a turquoise blue made from copper----"
"Sky blue!" put in Theo.
"There was also a rare canary yellow; an apple green; a fine tone of
violet; and a bright red that had not been seen before in the china
world. So intense was the interest in the Sevres factory that even
when the French Revolution came and every relic of royalty was
destroyed by the hooting mobs, the Sevres works were not touched. You
see in what a magic realm the old Sevres ware had its being. We call
everything dating up to 1800 _Old Sevres_, and you will probably find
it so marked in both public and private collections."
"Is Sevres ware still manufactured?" questioned Theo, stumbling
timidly over the French word.
"Yes," answered Mr. Croyden, "there is a modern Sevres, much of the
success of which is due to Alexandre Brongniart who was both a
geologist and chemist, and who was the director of the Sevres
factories from 1800 to 1850.
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