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Set of eight ceramic FRENCH FAIENCE PLATES with decorative designs on a wooden surface
  • Set of eight ceramic FRENCH FAIENCE PLATES with decorative designs on a wooden surface
  • FRENCH FAIENCE PLATES Front and Back
  • Ceramic plate with decorative design of a person and plants on a white background
  • Beige ceramic plate with 'Bretagne Pointe' text on a creme background
  • White plate with black text 'Bretagne Point Main' on a white background
  • Decorative FRENCH FAIENCE PLATES with a painted design of a person holding a rod on a white background
  • back of one FRENCH FAIENCE plate showing chip
  • Ceramic FRENCH FAIENCE plate with a decorative design of a person and plants on a wooden surface.
  • Vintage FRENCH FAIENCE PLATES Set of Eight on Table
  • Set of eight ceramic FRENCH FAIENCE PLATES with decorative designs on a wooden surface
  • FRENCH FAIENCE PLATES Front and Back
  • Ceramic plate with decorative design of a person and plants on a white background
  • Beige ceramic plate with 'Bretagne Pointe' text on a creme background
  • White plate with black text 'Bretagne Point Main' on a white background
  • Decorative FRENCH FAIENCE PLATES with a painted design of a person holding a rod on a white background
  • back of one FRENCH FAIENCE plate showing chip
  • Ceramic FRENCH FAIENCE plate with a decorative design of a person and plants on a wooden surface.
  • Vintage FRENCH FAIENCE PLATES Set of Eight on Table
Vintage FRENCH FAIENCE PLATES Rare Set of 8 from Brittany

Vintage FRENCH FAIENCE PLATES Rare Set of 8 from Brittany

$224.00

This rare set of eight assiettes bretonnes (Breton plates) are French faience, hand painted pottery made in Brittany, the region in northwest France that's home to the Breton people. The famous Quimper pottery is made in this region, much of it decorated with the "petit breton"--- a Breton man and/or woman in traditional Breton costume---that decorates these plates. The "petit breton" design became popular around 1870 with other potteries in the area as well, such as Saint-Jean and Pornic. This set dates circa 1950-1960.

These plates, a matched set, all depict a Breton man with his walking stick amongst large flowers, painted in the well of the plate on tin-glazed earthenware. There is a scalloped yellow stripe on the rim, surrounded by Brittany blue sponging and a scalloped edge painted in the same blue. Each plate is stamped in black on the underside "BRETAGNE peint main" {Brittany hand painted}. 

Each plate is 7 1/2 inches in diameter, a lovely size for an amuse-bouche, salad or éclair. Each weighs 10 ounces and is in exceptionally fine condition, with the caveat of one small chip on the underside of one (shown). There are no stains, utensil marks or other wear; the plates appear to be unused. It's highly unusual to find a matched set of eight Brittany faience plates, especially in such wonderful condition. 

⍣⍣PLEASE NOTE: The first and last photos show the actual blue edge color. In the other photos, taken in different lighting, show a darker blue.  

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