Around the age of twelve, he worked in his father Philibert PROST's small pottery, became an apprentice at the Pys earthenware factory in Digoin then at the Première factory of Gustave Pignant. He then returned to Charolles and developed his father's pottery. In 1855, he bought the buildings of the Madeleine estate and built there a new, larger factory where it produces magnificent quality pieces. Hyppolite Prost died suddenly in 1892 and the earthenware factory was acquired by Alfred MOLIN, who installed his son Jules MOLIN there (trained in the profession by the former owner). It was liquidated in 1995, when it was taken over by Emmanuel Terrier. Beautiful CHAROLLES earthenware plate from the Alfred MOLIN period. Polychrome decoration of a woman spinning wool and the wing decorated with.
