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253 - MILLY, Nicolas-Christiern de Thy, Count of. *The Art of Porc…
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MILLY, Nicolas-Christiern de Thy, Count of. *The Art of Porcelain*, dedicated to the King. The treatise that enabled the production of hard-paste porcelain at the Sèvres Manufactory. First edition, complete with all 8 plates engraved by Ransonnette. [Paris], Printed by L.F. Delatour, 1772. Folio. Bound in old grey paper, spine blank. XXXII and 60 pp., title page and 8 intaglio-engraved plates, including 3 fold-out plates, by Pierre Nicolas Ransonnette. Slight water-stain at the top of the leaves, extending to the inner margins; plates VII and VIII are frayed and slightly discoloured. First edition of this treatise, which paved the way for the production of hard-paste porcelain at the Sèvres Manufactory. The Count of Milly (1728–1784), appointed to the Duchy of Guttenberg, an ally of France, brought back from his stay in Germany his highly detailed knowledge of the manufacture of Saxon porcelain. A man of science, he submitted his treatise to the Academy, which deemed it worthy of publication in its *Arts & Métiers* collection. A copy with wide margins.
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