Potter and Blancheron Factory
Also known as “Prince of Wales’ Factory,” “rue de Crussol,” and “Blancheron”. Founded in Paris, France by an Englishman, Christopher Potter (d. 1817). Potter operated the factory under the patronage of the Prince of Wales. His premises on the rue de Crussol were overseen by the director, Etienne Jean Louis Blancheron. Potter sold the factory and his inventory of table services, toilet articles, candelabra, tobacco boxes, buttons, and clocks to Jacques Bernard Balan on February 8, 1793. In turn, Balan sold the enterprise to Blancheron on March 2, 1794. Blancheron remained at rue de Crussol until 1798, whereupon he moved to rue des trios Brones. He went bankrupt in 1802.