Index A-B of major producers, factories, artists and designers of antiques

Adam, Robert (1728-1792). Scots architect and interior designer, textile, furniture and silverware. Developed neo-classical style, with a great influence in Britain and Europe in the late 18 century.

Barlow, Family. English family of ceramic decorators. Hannah (1851-1916) and her sister Florence worked in the Doulton company. They colored some series of stoneware with opaque colors such as gray.

Bateman, Hester (died 1794). An English silverware designer. Almost illiterate, manage the family business in London from 1760 to 1790, producing elegant silver objects.

Belleek, porcelain factory (1857 -). Ceramic factory founded in Northern Ireland. Produced pottery and stoneware, but its well known for its decorative vases, plates and baskets, often with flowers decorations.

Belter, John Henry (1804-1863). Designer and manufacturer of furniture. Belter was known for his extravagant neo-rococó chairs and sofas. He patent a technique for doubling rosewood.

Berlin, porcelain factory (1751-1757), second factory (1761 -). This German Factory was acquired by Frederick the Great in 1763, which was stated in 1918. The best pieces were those of the neo-classical style, which had an extraordinary porcelain decorated by hand; also stood out in the rococo pieces.

Bing, Samuel (1838-1905). German art-lover and owner of a gallery. In 1885 he opened a gallery in Paris called La Maison de l’Art Nouveau, from which the Art Nouveau took its name. The gallery showed works of Tiffany, Lalique and Gallé.

Boch, Jean-Francois (1735-1817). German manufacturer of ceramic. He inherited two ceramic factories from his family, introduced the decal. In 1767 established a ceramic factory in Belgium (Boch Frères), which is now known for its Art Deco ceramics. In 1809 he founded a factory in Mettlach, which later became Villeroy Boch.

Böttger, Johann Friedrich (1682-1719). German inventor of hard paste porcelain.

Boucher, Francois (1703-1770). French painter prominent of the rococo period.
With scenes of pastoral and landscape painting, used in the porcelain factories as Sèvres, Frankenthal and Chelsea.
Boulle, André-Charles (1642-1732). French carpenter and designer. He was employed as a cabinetmaker boss at the Court of Louis XIV (14).

Bow (1744-1776). English Porcelain Factory which produced figures of soft paste porcelain, with rococo base from 1760.

Bristol, city with a port located in England, known by Delft porcelain and its crystals. This porcelain with Eastern topics, was produced until the last quarter of the 18 century by five factories of Bristol and others nearby .

Bustelli, Franz Anton (1723-1763). Modeler of porcelain, who born in Switzerland. He created great series of figures with 16 Rococo porcelain figures of the Italian commedia dell’arte.

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