Mid-20th Century French Hand Painted Faience Fish Platter Quimper Style

Decorate a wall of a shelf with this colorful antique platter; created in Brittany, France circa 1920, the hand painted ceramic plate features a happy...

This vibrant antique ceramic platter was crafted in Brittany, France, circa 1920, and exemplifies the lively spirit of Quimper faïence. Oval in shape with a scalloped rim, the tin-glazed earthenware piece is hand-painted with an elaborate Breton scene depicting villagers in traditional costume gathered in joyous celebration, dancing, conversing, and playing music in a lush countryside setting. Their colorful garments and expressive gestures convey the warmth and festivity of rural life in turn-of-the-century France. The central tableau is framed by a richly textured cobalt blue border adorned with hand-painted floral and foliate motifs in golden ochre and soft cream tones, echoing the decorative language of Quimper’s celebrated ceramic tradition. The back shows signs of age and wear appropriate to its period, and the piece is unsigned but consistent with works produced by Henriot or HB Quimper workshops. Antique Quimper pottery...

Decorate a kitchen wall or a shelf with this important pair of antique platters. Created by Porquier Beau in Quimper, France circa 1895, each rectangular hand-painted faience plate f...

Decorate a wall of a shelf with this colorful antique platter. Created in Brittany, France circa 1950, the hand painted ceramic plate is round in shape and dressed with small handles...

A French faience decorative platter with unusual oval quatrefoil shape, hand-painted with a couple at the center and floral decoration. Mark verso: HB Quimper. Repairs to edges and s...

A 19th Century French Porquier Beau Quimper faience decorative oblong oval platter, hand painted with men playing pètanque. D'apres Deyrolle. Wide ligh...

A Henriot Quimper French faience hand painted decorative plate, depicting a Breton woman in traditional dress standing beside a well with a wate...

A Henriot Quimper French faience hand painted decorative plate, depicting a Breton Man with pipe in traditional clothing. Blue foliate border an...