While everyone agrees that porcelain was
invented in China, the exact date remains a
mystery. Some claim that the origins of porcelain
date back to the 7th century whereas others
would say the 11th century. What we know with
certainty, however, is that while traveling in China
between 1275 and 1291, Marco Polo discovered
a "particularly fine ceramic." He called it "Porcellana"
the name of an opalescent shell..

Following this discovery, the demand for Chinese porcelain exploded
and orders flooded in despite the fact that over half of the shipments
were lost in transit and that clients had to wait several years before
receiving their deliveries. At the same time, Europeans were searching
endlessly for the secret to making porcelain. In Italy, at the end of the 16th century or the beginning of the 17th century, "soft porcelain" was discovered. Despite the beauty and fine quality of the Italian porcelain, it lacked strength; it lacked kaolin.

First created in 1738, the Fabrique de Vincennes became the Manufacture Royale in 1752 under the reign of Louis XV and the Marquise de Pompadour. Originally based on imitating Saxe porcelain, the Manufacture Royale quickly developed its own French style with the use of delicate colors and, for the first time, gold relief. In 1756, the Manufacture de Vincennes moved to Sèvres and, in 1767, discovered a "white soil smooth like soap." Their discovery of kaolin allowed the Manufacture Royal to produce hard porcelain in its kilns for the first time.

Although porcelain can be decorated in many ways, Laure Selignac has chosen to practice only the purest and most traditional method: hand painting.