# Aprey Faience

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Plate, 1750-1800

**Aprey Faïence** is a name used for the painted, tin-glazed [faience](/source/Faience) pottery produced at a glass-works at [Aprey](/source/Aprey), [France](/source/France). This factory was established in 1744 by Jacques Lallemont de Villehaut, the Baron d'Aprey,[1] 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.[2] The factory came under the ownership of the Baron d'Anthès de Longpierre in 1789,[3] then closed in 1885.[2]

Bowl, c. 1830

The pottery produced at this factory were styled after [early Strasbourg](/source/Strasbourg_faience) pieces, typically with decorations of birds or flowers.[4] 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.[3]

## References

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-demmin1873_1-0)** Demmin, Auguste (1873). [*Guide de l'amateur de faiences et porcelaines*](https://books.google.com/books?id=0LYaAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA707) (in French). Vol. 2. Librarie Renouard. pp. 707–708. Retrieved 2011-03-05.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-campbell2006_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-campbell2006_2-1) Campbell, Gordon (2006). *The Grove encyclopedia of decorative arts*. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press US. p. 24. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-19-518948-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-19-518948-5).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-solon_burton1903_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-solon_burton1903_3-1) Solon, Louis Marc Emmanuel; Burton, William (1903). [*A history and description of the old French faïence: with an account of the revival of faïence painting in France*](https://archive.org/details/historydescrip00solo). Cassell and company, limited. pp. [125](https://archive.org/details/historydescrip00solo/page/125)–126. Retrieved 2011-03-05.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-berges1964_4-0)** Berges, Ruth (1964). *From gold to porcelain: the art of porcelain and faïence*. T. Yoseloff. p. 74.

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