October issue of Country Living Magazine has a feature with several pictures of Quimper.
A wonderful Soleil tea pot filled with beautiful flowers.
A charming Soleil plate filled with nuts.The October issue of Country Living magazine gives a very updated look to Quimper. Often we see Quimper adorned in only french country style homes - which I favor as I would think must of us Quimper collectors do! The above pieces are owned by a hip, young family whose home has an Anthropologie feel.
The "Soleil"glaze is the perfect Quimper to take us into Fall. I believe it started being produced in the 1920's. It reminds me of my favorite mustard corduroy skirt. Here are a few pieces I sprinkled around the house to get some Fall color.
I found this large (11') scalloped bowl at the Long Beach Flea Market in California. Co-founder, Lucy Williams introduced me to this market which is a must if you visit Southern California. Much like the Rose Bowl Flea Market you may see a few celebrities. Speaking of, I was told that actress Michelle Pfeiffer collects Soleil. This piece is marked HB Quimper France.
This set of coffee mugs were a gift which I believe were purchased in Petaluma, California. Petaluma is a quaint town that is a perfect stop on your way to Sonoma wine country in Northern California. Just past Petaluma is Healdsburg which has a town square very similar to what you will see in Savannah.
Lastly, this small plate which is marked HB Quimper France F303 D 201. I am not sure how I acquired it but I think I just fell in love with it again. I thought I would take a tip from Country Living and enjoy some nuts with my Quimper .
Please share with us how you use Quimper to decorate for Fall...
Katie, interesting that you mention the soleil for fall color. I hosted my antique club here this morning, and I used some small soleil plates as well as a square soleil bowl to serve grapes. I had other Q pieces on the table as well, but the yellow was a nice touch. It picked up the color of the yellow alstroemeria flowers in the Quimper vase I used in the center of the table.
ReplyDeleteI'll pick up a copy of CL this afternoon. Thanks for letting us know.
Lovely "sunshine" soleil..that yellow just makes one happy to see it! This was a happy post, Katie..and I liked the ways these pieces were used.Thank you, too, for the heads up on that Country Living article! Now..if we could just contact Michelle Pfeiffer about joining....
ReplyDeleteI have never heard of this before. I think they are probably the most beautiful dishes I have ever seen. Thanks for sharing, Doylene
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