Faience, the French term for tin-glazed pottery, takes its name from Faenza, Italy, which became a center of manufacture and export in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.

[1] Between 1679 and around 1730 the Clérissy factory in Moustiers produced high quality work in monochrome cobalt blue on a white background.

[3] A pair of vases produced by Pierre Clerissy depict scenes from Greek mythology, accurately reproducing prints by Frans Floris.

[5] At his death, the factory management was undertaken from 1688 to 1697 by François Viry who had married the widow of the deceased potter, Anne Roux.

At that time, Antoine Clérissy rented a factory in the plain of Saint-Michel, then established himself Joliette, Marseille where he continued his work until 1732.

[6] The factory at Varages made faience in all the same styles as Moustiers, including blue paintings from Italian prints, and the Berain, Boulle and Torro designs.