The Niderviller factory, located in Niderviller, Lorraine, France, was founded in 1754 by Baron Jean-Louis de Beyerlé (1709-1786) to make tin-glazed earthenware, but later expanded to produce hard paste porcelain. It was an offshoot and rival of the factory owned by the Hannong family in Strasburg. In 1770, the factory was sold to the Comte de Custine de Sarreck (1740-1793). After his death, it became the property of his associate Claude-François Lanfrey (d. 1827). Belgian sculptor Paul-Louis Cyfflé (1724-1806) and Charles Gabriel Sauvage (1742-1827), also known as Lemire, provided models for the figures produced at the factory.