[Illustration: FIG. 75.--BOWL AND COVER.] About 1775 a great improvement was perceptible in the fayence of Sinceny; the paste became finer in quality, the colours brighter and more varied, in more exact imitation of the porcelain of Japan. This was accomplished by what is called _le feu de réverbère_, in contradistinction to the old process _au grand feu_; the latter included only one baking, while in the other the ware was placed a second time in the kiln, and the pigments were not exposed to so great a heat, which allowed the employment of brighter colours. Table services decorated in polychrome, with branches of roses, sometimes in green _camaïeu_; delicate wicker baskets, watch stands, &c., were produced; they were painted with Chinese figures, rococo scrolls, and other ornaments. From 1790 the fayence _au feu de réverbère_ was largely discontinued on account of its expensive character and the introduction of English ware at a lower price; but still, both descriptions were occasionally made. Fig. 75 is a bowl and cover, painted in colours inside with a coronet, supported by two cupids on clouds with a flaming heart beneath, 18th century. LUNÉVILLE. Founded in 1731 by Jacques Chambrette, it was called _La Manufacture Stanislas_; Jacques was succeeded by his son Gabriel and his son-in-law Charles Loyal. They made fayence of blue decoration like Nevers, and sometimes with rose and green colours like the old Strassburg ware. Large figures of lions, dogs, and other animals, of natural size, are sometimes met with. [Illustration: FIG. 76.--A PAIR OF RUSTIC FIGURES. _With polychrome decoration. About 1775._ Height 8-3/4 in.] [Illustration: FIG. 77.--DISH. _In polychrome. About 1760._ Length 13-1/4 in.] APREY, near Langres. Established, about 1750, by Lallemand, Baron d'Aprey. About 1780 it was conducted by M. Vilhault, who made a superior kind of fayence. The early style is that of Strassburg with rose colour, green and yellow predominating. [Illustration: FIG. 78.--PLATE. _In polychrome._ Diam. 9-3/8 in.] At MANERBE, near Lisieux in Normandy, and at MALICORNE, INFREVILLE, CHÂTEAU-LA-LUNE and ARMENTIÈRES, those elegant glazed earthenware pinnacles or finials which adorn the gables of old mansions in various parts of Normandy were constructed. They are 5 or 6 feet in height, being a series of small ornaments placed one above another on an iron rod; they partake of the character of the _figulines rustiques_ of Palissy, and have frequently been sold as such. [Illustration: FIG. 79.--FINIAL. _About 1600._] ST. CLÉMENT. Established about 1750. Little is known of this _fabrique_. There are some specimens of the 18th century in the Sèvres Museum; also some others of later date, 1819 and 1823. [Illustration: FIG. 80.--ÉCUELLE. _With gilt scrolls on white ground._]