Pair of 19th Century French Hand Painted Faience Vases Signed HB Quimper

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Pair of 19th Century French Hand Painted Faience Vases Signed HB Quimper

About the Item

Complete your faience collection with this colorful pair of antique vases from Brittany. Crafted in Quimper, France, circa 1880, both jars are round in shape, and are hand painted with Britons people dressed in traditional outfits and embellished with blue foliage rings. The other side of each vase is adorned with decorative floral and leaf motifs. Both pieces are signed on the front and bottom by the well-known pottery factory "Henriot Quimper". The unique blue, white and yellow tall vases are in excellent condition, and would serve as lovely flower vases on a mantel or place on a shelf in a display cabinet. Quimper pottery has a long, impressive history. Tin-glazed, hand painted pottery has been made in Quimper, France since the late seventeenth century. The earliest firm, founded in 1685 by Jean Baptiste Bousquet, was known as HB Quimper. Another firm, founded in 1772 by Francois Eloury, was known as Porquier. The third firm, founded by Guillaume Dumaine in 1778, was known as HR or Henriot Quimper. All three firms made similar pottery decorated with designs of Breton peasants and maritime and flower motifs. The Eloury (Porquier) and Dumaine (Henriot) firms merged in 1913. Bousquet (HB) merged with the others in 1968. The group was sold to a United States family in 1984. More changes followed, and in 2011 Jean-Pierre Le Goff became the owner and the name was changed to Henriot-Quimper. The French firm has been called Societe Nouvelle des Faienceries de Quimper HB Henriot since March 1984. Pottery was made in Quimper when the city was part of the Roman Empire, long before tin-glazed pottery was being made. Measures: 7" diameter 13.75" height.

Creator:
Henriot Quimper (Manufacturer)
Dimensions:
Height: 13.75 in (34.93 cm)Diameter: 7 in (17.78 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 2
Materials and Techniques:
Ceramic,Faience,Hand-Crafted,Hand-Painted
Place of Origin:
France
Period:
Late 19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1880
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Dallas, TX
Reference Number:
Seller: 191-881stDibs: LU951214646712