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	Ceramics is a 19th C expression for <a href="http://www.antiquites-en-france.com/antiquites/-/-/-/faience">faience</a>, <a href="http://www.antiques-in-france.com/antiquites/-/-/-/chinaware">porcelaine</a> and all <a href="http://www.antiques-in-france.com/antiquites/-/-/-/pottery">pottery</a> in general. &nbsp;In the 17th C the French East Indian Company brought Chinese porcelain to France inspiring manufacture in Nevers, Rouen and St Cloud. &nbsp;In the 18th C France discovered the hard-paste technique of the Chinese and established the Sevres &nbsp;, the Chantilly and the Limoges manufactories. &nbsp;These factories slowly abandonned the imitation of Chinese and Japanese designs and devopped their own designs. &nbsp; 19th C porcelaine followed the different styles of the century for both functional and purely decorative items. &nbsp;The Art Nouveau and Art Deco vases of the early 20th C, and &nbsp;the &nbsp;work &nbsp;by artists in Valauris are highly appreciated.</p>