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Financial difficulties twice forced the French monarchy - in 1689 and again in 1709 - to melt down the crown's gold and silver plate. Few pieces of precious metalwork survived this disaster, but substitutes in fine porcelain were created. The ceramics craft was in full expansion, adapting its decorative forms to high-quality designs.
The faience factory named "Pont aux Choux" ("Cabbage Bridge"), was located in Paris near a bridge where farmers grew their cabbages. The factory turned out pieces that imitated the vanished plate, thereby providing testimony to an art of dining in grand style.
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