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QUIMPER PORQUIER BEAU POTPOURRI JAR
9" high, 9" across handles, 6-1/2" front to back of bulbous jar section. A truly elegant way to use your dried flower petals - roses, lavender, lemon balm... Their scent will come wafting through the reticulated lid which has been nicely pierced in diamonds and dots spaced all around with a lovely lazy bee sprawled at the top! This is a fine early form and design, originating in Rouen in the 18th century, happily continued by Quimper in the late 19th century by the Porquier Beau factory. Unsigned, in perfect original condition.
Was $475, NOW $325 plus shipping.
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QUIMPER SMALL BIBERON
6" to top of arched handle, 5-1/2" across from spout to side handle. A true Quimper classic, in soft tones of blue, a perfect complement to all sorts of decors. Signed under the handle, and complete with its lid.​
​ Was ​$85, NOW $60 plus shipping.
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ONE BOLD QUIMPER CANDLESTICK
7-1/2" high, 5-1/4" across handles, on a firm 5" diameter base. This single bougeoir is so dramatic all alone, it needs no mate. An interesting form, reminiscent of oil lamps of another era. In perfect, very useful condition.
​Was $165, NOW $125 plus shipping.
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QUIMPER MORNING CUP & SAUCER
Sloping saucer 6" diameter, cup 2-78" high, its 4" diameter rim slanting down to a 3-1/8" base. A handsome size dramatized by the remarkable and rare striped pattern: pears in pears, backed by yellow stripes. (We have always thought this would be a wonderful pattern for wallpaper or needlepoint!) Ca. 1925 and in perfect useful condition. (Please note: we always recommend putting a silver spoon in a cup before pouring any hot liquid in.)
​Was $145, NOW $130 plus shipping.
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QUIMPER PORTE-BOUQUET
7-1/4" high, 5-3/4" across, 3" thick in the body, on a sturdy 3" x 3-3/4" base. Also called a tulipière, it holds other flowers just as prettily (making this a thrifty way to stretch a jug of fading flowers, giving them new life!). This handsome size was intended as a souvenir of Coëtquidan and is in perfect condition for today's use. S: HenRiot Quimper France, ca. 1935.
​​Was $135, NOW $110 plus shipping.
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QUIMPER PETITE JARDINIERE
6-1/2" across handles, 5-1/4" x 4-1/2" interior space, enough for two starter plants (like our beloved begonias!) and, later on, one fulsome flowering. Hand-sculpted, we are sure, to get that wavy up-and-down, in-and-out sense of the body of the piece ... making it so appealing with or without plants inside! S: HB Quimper, ca. 1910.
Was $110, NOW $95 plus shipping.
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QUIMPER PORTE-SERVIETTES
5-1/4" high, 8" across widest part of fan, base 3-5/8" x 1-7/8". Yes, could also be used for flowers (a bit tricky!) but just perfect for small luncheon or cocktail napkins, folded or furled, perfect on your serving table. Seated bagpiper on one side, a luscious spray of flowers on the other. There is a tiny flake of white glaze off the inside of the piper's side and a pinpoint of dark blue striping missing just above his pipes. Neither interferes with appearance or utility of this pretty little fan! Otherwise perfect, S: HB Quimper, ca. 1935.
Was $125, NOW $110 plus shipping.
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QUIMPER PETIT MIROIR
6-7/8" tall, 5-1/4" across, 2-1/2" depth. A rare form in a rare small size, it shows all the traditional motifs nicely scaled to fit this space: shell finial, floral sprays, and our Breton couple facing each other across the mirrored oval. In perfect condition, S: HenRiot Quimper, ca. 1935.
Was $150, NOW $115 plus shipping.
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PERFECT QUIMPER DESK ADORNMENT:
Double Inkwell, Stamp Box, Pen Tray
11" long, 7" deep, 4-1/2" high to top of shell finial. Ink pots and stamp box all properly lidded, ample pen tray, all lavishly decorated and ready for you to tackle the most onerous writing chores...not to mention the fun ones like sending holiday greetings and thank-you notes. From the HenRiot factory, S: HR Quimper, ca. 1910 and in excellent original condition.
Was $295, NOW $245 plus shipping.
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