
Aprey Faïence is a name used for the painted, tin-glazed
faience
Faience or faïence (; ) is the general English language term for fine tin-glazed pottery. The invention of a white pottery glaze suitable for painted decoration, by the addition of an oxide of tin to the slip of a lead glaze, was a major ad ...
pottery produced at a glass-works at
Aprey
Aprey () is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in the Grand Est region in northeastern France.
The commune is famous for its faience. Aprey Faience was produced at a glass-works at Aprey, set up in 1744 by Jacques Lallemont de Villehaut, Ba ...
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France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
. This factory was established in 1744 by Jacques Lallemont de Villehaut, the Baron d'Aprey,
[ on his estate. In 1760 he partnered with his brother Joseph, and the two hired Protaix Pidoux, a Swiss pottery painter. Jacques withdrew from business in 1769, so Joseph hired François Ollivier, a potter. Ollivier became director from 1774–1792.][ The factory came under the ownership of the Baron d'Anthès de Longpierre in 1789,][ then closed in 1885.][
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The pottery produced at this factory were styled after early Strasbourg pieces, typically with decorations of birds or flowers.[ The high quality of the work produced at this factory, along with the bird illustrations by the chief painter, made these pieces a preference of collectors. Early works did not have a distinct marking. Later pottery was of a lower quality, and these inferior pieces were typically marked with an A.P. symbol and the initials of the painter.][
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References
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[{{cite book , first=Ruth , last=Berges , year=1964 , page=74 , title=From gold to porcelain: the art of porcelain and faïence , publisher=T. Yoseloff ]
[{{cite book , first=Auguste , last=Demmin , pages=707–708 , title=Guide de l'amateur de faiences et porcelaines , volume=2 , language=French , publisher=Librarie Renouard , year=1873 , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0LYaAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA707#v=onepage&q&f=false , accessdate=2011-03-05 ]
[{{cite book , first=Gordon , last=Campbell , page=24 , year=2006 , title=The Grove encyclopedia of decorative arts, volume=1 , publisher=Oxford University Press US , isbn=0-19-518948-5 ]
Ceramics manufacturers of France
Companies based in Grand Est
Faience of France