OLD PARIS PORCELAIN VASES HAND PAINTED-SET OF THREE Start Price USD 100.00 Current Price USD 100.00 Time Left - Bid Count 1 Buy It Now Price USD 1,295.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, October 07, 2008 End Time Sunday, October 12, 2008 Location WOODSTOCK, GA See more about 'OLD PARIS PORCELAIN VASES HAND PAINTED-SET OF THREE' Description VERY GOOD CONDITION-NO CHIPS OR CRACKS-SLIGHT WEAR ON GOLD-SOLD AS A SET ONLY. Old Paris Porcelain, or as the French say, Vieux Paris Porcelain, refers not to a single manufacturer, but to more than thirty porcelain sources based within the City of Paris between the mid 1700's until around 1870, the end of the Second Empire. The term was not actually used until the latter part of that period. The various Paris artisans, mostly situated in the northeast side of Paris, honed their skills in a hurry or went out of business. At the outset, they had to compete with King Louis XV's own Royal Manufactory at Sevres, just 18 miles to the southwest of the city. To minimize competition, the king even enacted laws that severely restricted the activities of other porcelain manufacturers. But as the impact of porcelain became clearer as to its positive impact on the French economy, Old Paris porcelain enjoyed more latitude in its operations. Place a Bid!