Joseph Fauchier (1687–1751) was a manufacturer of

faïence 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 ...

, 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. The family firm business lasted from 1710 until 1795.

History

Joseph Fauchier was born in Peyruis in the

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Alpes-de-Haute-Provence or sometimes abbreviated as AHP (; oc, Aups d'Auta Provença; ) is a department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France, bordering Alpes-Maritimes and Italy to the east, Var to the south, Vaucluse to the west ...

. He learned his trade in the Atelier Clerissy, then set up his own works in Marseille in 1710. His family controlled this factory until 1789. After running the faience factory of Madeleine Heraud and Lois Leroy from 1710 to 1728, Joseph Fauchier created his own company in 1730 which became one of the largest factories in the first half of the eighteenth century. This pottery was situated on the ''Place Pentagon''. He brought his nephew to Marseille, also called Joseph Fauchier, who headed the company from 1751 until his death in 1789, when the latter's son Joseph-Francois took over until the factory was finally closed in 1795. Several talented artists worked for the master including Joseph Viry and Jean Rome, the latter being a ceramicist from Montpellier. A street in Marseilles is named after Joseph Fauchier.

Products

Fauchier started to make statues, and specialized in faience decorated with flowers in natural arrangements. At the beginning of the production the work used decorations "à la Berain." Rouen-style pieces were produced. Subsequently garlands or wreaths of foliage surrounding landscapes were used. The factory produced polychrome landscape of the "Moustiers" style and parts in the "Chinese" style. 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 a collection of work by Joseph Fauchier.

Gallery

File:Musée de la faïence-8-Canard.jpg, Terrine in the form of a duck File:Musée de la faïence, Fauchier.jpg, Surtout de table File:Musée de la faïence Sainte Claire.jpg, Sainte Claire File:Musée de la faïence-13-plat oblong.jpg, Oblong plate File:Musée-de la-faïence-Surout de table.jpg, Table stand File:Musée de la faïence-9-corbeille.jpg, Openwork basket with flowers File:Musée de la faïence-Néron.jpg, Plaque of the Emperor Nero

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fauchier, Joseph Ceramics manufacturers of France 1687 births 1751 deaths Companies based in Marseille Faience of France