The early French porcelains of St Cloud
St Cloud soft-paste porcelain, late 17th - early 18th century While China had their superior ‘hard-paste’ or true porcelain, Europeans experimented and came up with a substitute. In France, at…[...]
Month: October 2021
The Beginning
When Europe discovered the wonderful translucent white substance that came all the way from China, they were awestruck. Encased in gold and bejewelled, they were found only in the highest…[...]