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Bourg-la-Reine Factory

Also known as: Bourg-la-Reine Factory; primary name: Bourg-la-Reine Factory
Details: organisation; manufacturer/factory; French
Other dates: c.1772-c.1804 (active)
Address: Bourg-la-Reine is a village 10 miles from the centre of Paris.
Biography: For history of this soft paste porcelain factory see Dawson 1994 pp. 262-263. Bourg-la-Reine had a connection with Sceaux through its owners Charles-Symphorien Jacques (c.1724-1799) and Joseph Jullien (c.1725-74)and is generally considered to be the continuation of the Villeroy-Mennecy factory. Soft paste porcelain tablewares of.all sorts except plates were made and often decorated with highly stylised flowers in blue or colours, with or without gildiing; also figures, medallions and porcelain flowers An incised mark BR was registered on 23 July 1773. The factory was sold in October 1805 following the bankruptcy of Jacques' son.
Bibliography: Aileen Dawson 'French Porcelain - A Catalogue of the British Museum Collection' [London, 1994] pp.262-263.