Strasbourg faience

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Strasbourg ware refers to tin-glazed earthenware and porcelain produced in Strasbourg, France, primarily between 1721 and 1780 by members of the Hannong family. This pottery is a type of faience, a category of earthenware known for its white, opaque tin glaze.12

The Hannong enterprise, led by Charles-Fran\u00e7ois Hannong and later his sons Paul-Antoine and Joseph-Adam, created a variety of decorative items. These included tureens shaped like vegetables, animal figures, and vessels resembling basketwork. Strasbourg ware was also noted for its early use of overglaze painting in France, often featuring a distinct, intense carmine color. The factory also ventured into porcelain production, influenced by techniques learned from Vienna. However, due to prohibitions on porcelain making in France at the time, Paul Hannong moved his porcelain operations to Germany. His son Joseph later resumed porcelain production in Strasbourg but faced financial difficulties.1

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…green camaïeu—and is reminiscent of Strasbourg faience. But the Chinese figures on Lunéville are “Chinois distingués” (“refined Chinese gentlemen”), while on Strasbourg they are simple folk such as fishermen. Lunéville produced large faience dogs and lions that were used as garden ornaments.
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…green camaïeu—and is reminiscent of Strasbourg faience. But the Chinese figures on Lunéville are “Chinois distingués” (“refined Chinese gentlemen”), while on Strasbourg they are simple folk such as fishermen. Lunéville produced large faience dogs and lions that were used as garden ornaments.
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Strasbourg faience products included large tureens designed by Paul in forms such as pumpkins and cabbages, as well as naturalistic figures of animals; his work ranged from ornate Rococo pieces, such as clock cases, to plates with comparatively unsophisticated floral decoration. Joseph favoured vessels that…
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