Henriot Quimper Nativity Scene, Virgin Mary With Baby Jesus, Faience, French

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Quimper is a town in Brittany, North West France. The town has long been famous for producing faience – tin-glazed … Read more Quimper is a town in Brittany, North West France. The town has long been famous for producing faience – tin-glazed pottery. Faience is not peculiar to Quimper, indeed it is made in various places throughout Europe, but the Quimper faience is quite distinctive. Pottery has been made in Quimper for a very long time, but the faience that we recognize as Quimper has been produced since the late 17th century.

Date: 1930.

Country: France.

Material: Glazed Earthenware, Faience.

Marked: Henriot Quimper

Item condition: Minor manufacturing imperfections on the glaze. One small firing crack inside. Some crazing. The fissures in the surface glaze occurred during the firing process and are original to the sculpture. Age weathered surfaces. See photos for complete assessment.

Dimensions:

Height: 7.48 inches

Width: 3.66 inches

Depth: 6.45 inches

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