2 Old Paris French Porcelain Vases. Both with losses,  repairs, losses and edge chips. Approx 12 cm high.

The factory was also known as Fabrique de la Reine, was a porcelain factory located in the center of Paris. Andre-Marie Leboeuf at age 21 established an hard paste porcelain factory in the 661 rue Thiroux in 1776 located in the quarter la Chausse-d'Antin not far from the present day Palais Garnier Opera house. His wares immediately met with such phenomenal success that in the following year he was heavily fined for trenching upon the privileges reserved to Sevres in the matter of certain processes and the style of decoration. Of all the factories that may be considered as competitors with Sevres, Leboeuf's was the one of which the Sevres management had most cause to be jealous and apprehensive. If Leboeuf's work is closely compared with that of Sevres, it can be seen at a glance why the authorities of the latter establishment were greatly disquieted. Leboeuf's decorations were birds, fiqures, cupids, cornflower springs Marie Antoinette's favorite flower and monogram decorations of initials were formed from polychrome springs accompanied by garlands, lozenges, trophies,strap-work,geometrical patterns, drapery and various other ornaments. The Queens brother-in-law The Comte d' Artois, the future Charles X, patronized two porcelain factory's, one in Limoges on his own domains, the other in the Faubourg Saint-Denis, Paris. His son, the Duc d' Angouleme, was the protector of Guerhard & Dihl in the Rue de Bondy, but one might well wonder if he really appreciated the porcelain, for he was hardly older than six when the factory assumed his name. The Comte de Provence, later Louis XVlll, conferred a diploma upon the factory of Clignancourt,as also to another one in Marseilles, While the Duc d'Orleans granted one to the factory on Rue Amelot. The best known of all theses establishments was on the Rue Thiroux referred to as the Queens factory. Balza, a lover of porcelain, mentions a few products of this fatory amongst the treasures admired by Cousin Pons, the prime example of an enlightened amateur. After his uncomfortable experience with Sevres and the police authorities, Leboeuf secured the protecting patronage of the Queen Marie Antoinette, who gave him the right to mark his china with her monogram or initial. She gave him further encouragement by ordering from him some of the china for The Pavillon of Belvedere & her dairy at Versailles, and also various choice pieces which she gave to her friends as presents. Of course, the courtiers were bound to go and buy porcelain in this factory. He received a annual income of 2,400 livres for the life of the company. From this royal patronage and the great popularity his work enjoyed, Leboeuf's china came to be known as "Porcelaine a la Reine." The factory had a few salesrooms one called the Petit Dunkerque kept by Granchez was one of the Queens favourite shops, Furthermore, Duban, the merchant faience maker sold the Queens porcelain. After the Revolution in 1797 Leboeuf sold the factory the works passed into other hands through out the first half of the 19th century until 1868 when the street and 18th century building were demolished by Baron Haussmann. Images sell! Get Supersized Images & Free Image Hosting Attention Sellers - Get Templates Image Hosting, Scheduling at Auctiva.co