7. The vert pomme, or apple green.
8. The rouge de fer, a brilliant red.
9. The œil de perdrix was at a later period a favourite ornament for the grounds of vases.
Fig. 233.—Biscuit Group. Cupid and Psyche.
The forms are exceedingly varied, but names are assigned to each, either from the designers of the models or their special shapes or ornamentation; these may be found at length in Marks and Monograms on Pottery and Porcelain, 10th edition.
The beautiful pâte tendre ware of Sèvres was always much esteemed, and never could have been produced at a reasonable price even at the time it was made, the expense of decoration as well as the risk in firing being so great. It was manufactured for royal presents or occasionally sold by express permission at exorbitant prices, which bore a more approximate value to the present exorbitant prices than is generally supposed.