choisy-le-roi

[deltalady]

hi all, does any-one know anything about this paticular china

[mfkirke]

Not really.. there are 60 odd items on ebay France.. not very expensive by the looks of it.

[wiltshiretresors]

Found the following info (from two different sources):

"CHOISY-LE-ROI ( France)
The brothers Paillart founded Choisy-le-Roi in 1804. Hippolyte Hautin joined them 20 years later. Not very long after that, Louis Boulenger took the Paillarts place and the name Boulenger will be associated with the Choisy company until its closure in 1934.

In 1863, Louis' son, Hippolyte took over and he's the one who introduced majolica at Choisy. The majolica produced at Choisy was very fine and of very high quality.

The company attracted artists like Carrier-Belleuse and Paul Comolera and other potters who had worked for Minton in England. Both Carrier-Belleuse and Colomera have sculpted fabulous pieces for Choisy."

"The Choisy-le-Roi faience factory of Choisy-le-Roi, France produced barbotine (majolica) from the 1860's until 1910. The firm's wares are not always marked. The factory's work was some of the most delicate produced in France. The majolica of Choisy-le-Roi, Sarreguemines, Luneville, Saint Clement, Clairefontaine and Onnaing among others, contributed to the big successes of majolica's production in Europe during the 19th century. However, the works of Choisy le Roi were characterized, from the beginning, by an ingrained vocation for excellence. Figural works from Choisy often are from sculptors such as Albert Carrier-Belleuse, Louis Carrier-Belleuse and Paul Comolera. In the early 1860's, Choisy-le-Roi added majolica to their production and would continue manufacturing majolica wares until 1910. While a fascination with Renaissance wares had a strong influence on majolica design in the early 1860's, the introduction of Japanese decorative motifs at the Paris exhibition of 1867 and 1878 strongly influenced Choisy's artists. Other decorative motifs employed by the firm during the last quarter of the nineteenth century included a variation on shell and-seaweed patterns and leaf plates."

Hope this helps.

Fabienne.

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