Interesting and lavishly illustrated trade catalogue of the leading French faience tile manufacturer of the period. The catalogue showcases a great variety of ornamental tiles and ornamental ceramic pieces. The company was created in 1804 by the brothers Paillard. At this time they began to produce bone china according to English techniques. In 1820, the brothers Paillard were joined with Hippolyte Hautin. In 1836, after the death of the last Paillard brother, Hippolyte Hautin joined with his son-in-law, Louis Boulenger, to become 'Hautin & Boulenger Manufacturer de porcelaine opaque.' In 1866, supervised by his son Hippolyte Boulenger, the company produced majolica of very high quality, covered with brilliant colored glazes. The factory created the left gate of the Palace of Fine Art of the Exposition universelle of Paris in 1878. That same year, the name became Hippolyte Boulenger & Cie faience de Choisy-le-Roi... The company was awarded many prizes at industrial exhibitions in Paris, Lyon, Vienna, Chicago, Amsterdam, St. Petersburg, etc. With a workforce of over 500 people in 1904, the manufactured decorated the Paris subway stations, French railway stations, public and private buildings in France and abroad..." -- description by Pierre Coumans, bookseller.