He learned his trade in the Atelier Clerissy, then set up his own works in Marseille in 1710.

He brought his nephew to Marseille, also called Joseph Fauchier, who headed the company from 1751 until his death in 1789, when the latter's son Joseph-Francois took over until the factory was finally closed in 1795.

Several talented artists worked for the master including Joseph Viry and Jean Rome, the latter being a ceramicist from Montpellier.

Fauchier started to make statues, and specialized in faience decorated with flowers in natural arrangements.

[1] At the beginning of the production the work used decorations "à la Berain."