An employee at the Queen's Gallery, poses for the media during a photocall as she inspects a mounted vase once owned by Marie-Antoinette in 1779, at Buckingham Palace in London on May 22, 2009. The porcelain exhibition "French Porcelain for English Palaces" featuring around 300 pieces by 18th Century porcelain factory, Sevres will run from May 23, 2009 to October 11, 2009 at the Queen's Gallery, London. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

An employee at the Queen's Gallery, poses for the media during a photocall as she inspects a mounted vase once owned by Marie-Antoinette in 1779, at Buckingham Palace in London on May 22, 2009. The porcelain exhibition "French Porcelain for English Palaces" featuring around 300 pieces by 18th Century porcelain factory, Sevres will run from May 23, 2009 to October 11, 2009 at the Queen's Gallery, London.

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