Honoré Savy
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Honoré Savy (1725–1790) was the founder of a factory that manufactured faience wares in Marseille, France, between 1749 and 1790. He is associated with the Veuve Perrin and Leroy factories.[1]
History
Around 1749 a new period of faience manufacture began in which the first factory was established by Honore Savy in which polychrome decoration succeeded the earlier style using blue with some violet. A letter of 27 September 1765 to M. Bertin described Savy as a master of fayance fabrication for fifteen years.[2] In 1765 Honoré Savy applied for permission to start making porcelain. The minister, Bertin, was discouraging.[3] That year he became a member of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture of Marseilles.[1]
In July 1777 Savy was visited by Monsieur, the king's brother, later
Products
Honoré Savy used classic themes of decoration: flowers, landscapes, seascapes and fish. He was the inventor of a green color, drawn from copper, used on pieces of monochrome green.
Gallery
The Musée de la Faïence de Marseille has an important collection of work by Honoré Savy
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Tureen decorated with fish and other seafood -
Circular plate -
Oblong bowl -
Oblong dish in the shape of a shell with a scalloped edge -
Plate with rural scene either by Honoré Savy or by Veuve Perrin
References
Citations
- ^ a b Campbell 2006, p. 87.
- ^ Davillier 1863, p. 97-98.
- ^ Jacquemart 1877, p. 577.
- ^ Davillier 1863, p. 109-110.
Sources
- Campbell, Gordon (2006-11-09). The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts: Two-volume Set: Two-volume Set. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-518948-3. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
- Davillier, Charles (1863). Histoire des faïences et porcelaines de Moustiers, Marseille et autres fabriques méridionales. S. Castel. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- Jacquemart, Albert (1877). History of the ceramic art: A descriptive and philosophical study of the pottery of all ages and all nations. Scribner. Retrieved 2012-11-29.