THE PIECE: An antique porcelain compote ... Manufactured under the mark "Royal," Sevres porcelain was intended to rival established German manufacturers Meissen and Dresden.

THE PIECE: A French Sevres-style gilt and polychrome painted porcelain ... an antiques store some years ago. Elaborately decorated and embellished with gold, it appears to bear the mark of Sevres ...

Jacob Petit (1796-1868) was a talented porcelain painter ... blue initials “J.P.” as his mark, but many of his pieces weren’t marked. He made copies of Sevres vases, Meissen figurines ...