Fontainebleau Porcelain Plate Baruch Weil The Mosque Of Constantinople 19th Century

Fontainebleau Porcelain Plate Baruch Weil Manufactory (1801-1837) The Mosque of Constantinople The Fontainebleau porcelain factory has undergone several phases of activity throughout its history. In 1795, Jacob Benjamin and Aaron Smoll founded a hard-paste porcelain factory in the outbuildings of the Hôtel de la Pompadour in Fontainebleau. In 1801, the business was taken over by Baruch Weil, Smoll's son-in-law. In 1838, the ceramist Jacob Petit (1796-1868) acquired the factory, which then employed around 80 workers and focused on creating ornamental pieces. In 1851, he transferred the business to the Priory in the neighboring village of Avon, merging with another factory located in Belleville. Finally, in 1862, Jacob Petit sold the factory to one of his workers, Étienne Jacquemin. It is in very good condition, minimal wear to the gilding.