Marie-Henriëtte Gravant-Mille

The porcelain flowers produced in this studio were both highly refined and botanically accurate – some of them were even perfumed to enhance their lifelike qualities. The popularity of these porcelain flowers peaked around the mid-18th century. They were bought by dealers known as marchands-merciers, who incorporated them in designs for mantel clocks, candelabras and sculptures. The company sold over 120,000 porcelain flowers in the period from 1747 to 1753.