Discover Quimper

Discover Quimper, France Famous for its Breton culture, seafaring community and famed pottery, Quimper (pronounced "kem-pair") is a quaint town lying about six hours northwest of Paris in the Brittany … Read More

Quimper Pottery - The Tradition & History of Quimper Faience The tin-glazed hand painted French faience known as Quimper Pottery (pronounced "kem-pair") has been manufactured in Quimper, a to … Read More

How Is Quimper Faience Made? At Henriot Quimper, all Quimper pottery is entirely hand made, from the moulds creation to the decoration. Here no imported bisques, no decalcomanias, no calligraphy trans … Read More

Quimper Pottery Factory Marks As you learned in our section on Tradition & History of Quimper Faience, there have been multiple factories and a variety of factory names in the over 340 years of fa … Read More