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Faience, or tin-glazed and enamelled earthenware, first emerged in France during the sixteenth century, reaching widespread usage among elite patrons during the seventeenth and early eighteenth century. While faience can be created from a wide mixture of clays, it is foremost distinguished by the milky opaque white colour achieved by the addition of tin oxide to the glaze.
The first porcelain produced in France was soft paste and made in the faience factories. Originally the pieces imitated the Chinese patterned blue and white, however the factories of France soon began to develop their own style in the baroque and rococo. In the mid 18th century Louis XV took control of the Vincennes factory, which later became Sèvres, the most prominent porcelain producer in Europe until the end of the 18th century. Soft paste preceded hard paste which was not in production until 1770.


PAIR OF 18TH CENTURY DELFT CHARGERS WITH STORKS	PAIR OF 18TH CENTURY DELFT 'FRAISIER' STRAWBERRY DISHES AND UNDERPLATES	18TH CENTURY OCTAGONAL FAIENCE VEGETABLE DISH

18TH CENTURY DELFT CHARGER IN CAMAÏEU BLEU	LARGE FRENCH 18TH CENTURY MOUSTIERS OVAL FAIENCE SERVING DISH WITH SCALLOPED RIM	FRENCH 18TH CENTURY OCTAGONAL PLATTER OR SERVING DISH

LATE 17TH CENTURY DELFT CIRCULAR LOBED FRUIT DISH WITH FLUTED EDGES	IMPORTANT ROUEN EARLY 18TH CENTURY OCTAGONAL FAIENCE PLATTER OR 'BANNETTE'	SET OF THREE MID 18TH CENTURY CIRCULAR DELFT PLATES

LATE 17TH CENTURY CIRCULAR FRUIT DISH WITH FLUTED EDGES	18TH CENTURY CIRCULAR MOUSTIERS PLATE WITH A SCALLOPED RIM	MID 18TH CENTURY CIRCULAR FAIENCE CHARGER

18TH CENTURY MOUSTIERS OVAL EARTHENWARE SERVING DISH WITH SCALLOPED RIM	MID 18TH CENTURY ‘SURTOUT DE TABLE’ MOUSTIERS	FRENCH 18TH CENTURY OVAL EARTHENWARE SERVING DISH WITH SCALLOPED RIM

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