Honoré Savy (1725–1790) was the founder of a factory that manufactured

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 ...

wares in

Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Franc ...

, France, between 1749 and 1790. He is associated with the

Veuve Perrin Veuve Perrin (Widow Perrin) was a factory in Marseille, France, that manufactured Faïence wares between 1748 and 1803. History Claude Perrin, born in Nevers on 20 April 1696, settled in Marseille in 1733 where he died on 25 March 1748. Pierette ...

and Leroy factories.

History

Around 1749 a new period of faience manufacture began in which the first factory was established by Honore Savy in which polychrome decoration succeeded the earlier style using blue with some violet. A letter of 27 September 1765 to M. Bertin described Savy as a master of fayance fabrication for fifteen years. In 1765 Honoré Savy applied for permission to start making porcelain. The minister, Bertin, was discouraging. That year he became a member of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture of Marseilles. In July 1777 Savy was visited by Monsieur, the king's brother, later

Louis XVIII of France Louis XVIII (Louis Stanislas Xavier; 17 November 1755 – 16 September 1824), known as the Desired (), was King of France from 1814 to 1824, except for a brief interruption during the Hundred Days in 1815. He spent twenty-three years in e ...

. Monsieur inspected a large display of all types of faience in the workshop's gallery, but there is no mention of porcelain. Monsieur placed the factory under his protection, and gave permission for it to use his arms, and to display a statue of the prince in the gallery. A Marseille business directory for 1779–80 listed Savy as making both enamelled faience and porcelain. Childless, Savy continued his work until his death on 24 September 1790.

Products

Honoré Savy used classic themes of decoration: flowers, landscapes, seascapes and fish. He was the inventor of a green color, drawn from copper, used on pieces of monochrome green.

Gallery

The

Musée de la Faïence de Marseille The Musée de la Faïence de Marseille was a museum in southern Marseille, France, dedicated to faience, a type of pottery. It opened to the public in June 1995 in Château Pastré at 157, Avenue de Montredon 13008 Marseille. It closed on 31 Decem ...

has an important collection of work by Honoré Savy Image:Musée de la faïence, pot à oille par Savy.jpg, Tureen decorated with fish and other seafood Image:Musée de la faïence, plat circulaire par Savy.jpg, Circular plate Image:Musée de la faïence, terrine oblongue par Savy.jpg, Oblong bowl File:Musée de la faïence, plat en forme de coquille par Savin.jpg, Oblong dish in the shape of a shell with a scalloped edge File:Musée de la faïence-33-assiette.jpg, Plate with rural scene either by Honoré Savy or by Veuve Perrin

References

Citations Sources * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Savy, Honore Ceramics manufacturers of France 1725 births 1790 deaths Companies based in Marseille Faience of France