Manufacture Royale du Roi de Pologne

France pottery manufacturer

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The Manufacture Royale du Roi de Pologne was a pottery manufacturer established in Lunéville, France, in 1723. It became known as the "Royal Factory of the King of Poland" in 1749 when Stanisław I, the exiled king of Poland and father-in-law of Louis XV, became the duke of Lorraine and settled in the town.1

Early Lunéville faience featured underglaze painting in polychrome or blue monochrome, with decorations inspired by Japanese wares and Rouen faience. Later pieces were painted in overglaze colors and resembled Strasbourg faience. The factory also produced large faience dogs and lions used as garden ornaments, and figures in a soft white earthenware called terre de pipe.1

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Lunéville faience
…by Jacques Chambrette, became the Manufacture Royale du Roi de Pologne (“Royal Factory of the King of Poland”) in 1749, when the exiled king Stanisław I (Louis XV’s father-in-law) became duke of Lorraine and settled in the town.
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…by Jacques Chambrette, became the Manufacture Royale du Roi de Pologne (“Royal Factory of the King of Poland”) in 1749, when the exiled king Stanisław I (Louis XV’s father-in-law) became duke of Lorraine and settled in the town.
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