Buen Retiro Manufactory

When he moved to the Spanish throne, Charles III of Bourbon, as proof that of all the royal manufactories, porcelain manufacture was the dearest to the sovereign, since he followed the manufacturing stages and personally held the key to the rooms where the pieces were stored, brought with him all the workers (alchemists, draughtsmen, modellers) employed in Naples and, in 1760 in Madrid, in the park of Buen Retiro palace, he set up a new porcelain production, a continuation of the Neapolitan production.
The factory produced sculptures, bas-relief plaques, and majestic table services, while many works were commissioned to decorate royal residences in and around Madrid. The factory ceased production in 1812.