Quimper faience

Faience operations were started by Jean-Baptiste Bousquet, a potter from Marseille, in 1690 and were carried on by his descendants.

[2] The faïencerie was reopened in 1984 by an American couple, Paul and Sarah Janssens, the long-time imports of Quimper.

The Faïencerie d'Art Breton, newly created in 1994, was also established in Quimper, but outside the historical quarter "Locmaria".

The "petit breton" became popular around 1870 and is still today the main design bought by tourists.

[2] Older Quimper faience items are sought after by collectors worldwide.