A history and description of the old French faïence, with an account of the revival of faïence painting in France (1903) (14765958505)

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Title: A history and description of the old French faïence, with an account of the revival of faïence painting in France

Year: 1903 (1900s)

Authors: Solon, Louis Marc Emmanuel, 1835-1913 Burton, William, 1863-

Subjects: Pottery Pottery

Publisher: London, New York (etc.) Cassell and Co., ltd.

Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute

Digitizing Sponsor: Getty Research Institute

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for Rouen, and especially for Moustiers designs, soonasserted its sway over this factory, as it had done over so manyothers, a strong partiality being evinced for the gTotesque figuresof J. Callot, and other ludicrous caricatures. Huge earthenwarestoves, amusingly decorated in that manner, found a ready sale.A remarkable example of the kind is preserved in the museumat Aix-les-Bains, After a short period of prosperity affairs began to take abad turn. Promising experiments had been made for themanufacture of porcelain and earthenware. But all the improve-ments introduced by Bouchard could not avert the final collapse,which occurred at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Thefull name of La Forest occurs upon some of the choicest pieces. BIBLIOGEAPHY. Bakbier (V.).—Poterie de la Savoie. Chambery, 1875. 8vo.LociiE (Cte. de).—Notice sur la fabrique de faience de la Forest.Chambery, 1880. 8vo. PLATE VIII. NEVERS. Ewer, Painted in Blue in Dutch Style. H. 17 in. Diam. of base, of in.

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