Faience

Faience - (Ceramics, Earthenware, Pottery) Pale red earthenware covered with a tin glaze. The term dates from the beginning of the seventeenth century though the ware was made at least 100 years earlier and is thought to derive rather from the Italian town of Faenza than from the French Faience. Faience was made in several European countries during the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries but outstandingly in France from circa 1700 to 1780; the main centers were Nevers, Lyons, Marseilles, Montpellier, Aprey, Rouen, Sceaux. Table wares were the main products. Until the middle of the eighteenth century the principal colors were green, yellow, orange, blue; but after 1750 crimson, pink and vermilion came into use. Faience anglais was an attempt to copy English cream-colored wares called Faience fine; Faience Japonnee was decorated in the Oriental manner; Faience parlante and Faience populaire were decorated with songs, sayings, proverbs, etc. ; Faience porcelaine was an attempt to imitate real porcelain by means of rich enamel overglaze decoration.

Faience Oil & Vinegar Set

Faience Plate Collection

Faience Plates

Faience Detail

Faience Ink Stand with Drawer, Ink Pot, Sander, and Candle Holder