Vintage 1940s HB Quimper Wall Pocket Vase Bagpipe Shape – Breton Faience Quimper Pottery Cornemuse Model 541 Hardy Amies Ladies Suit The Royal De Luxe designation

The Royal De Luxe designation was positioned above the standard Royal grade within the Stetson hierarchy of the period

Hips:  Full - meant to fall loosely/flare out

The spoon is in very good condition with no pronounced wear

columnar silhouette intended to fall loosely over the body

construction

Vintage 1940s HB Quimper Wall Pocket Vase Bagpipe Shape – Breton Faience Quimper Pottery Cornemuse Model 541 Hardy Amies Ladies Suit The Royal De Luxe designationThis is a hand painted Quimper pottery wall pocket vase made by HB Quimper (Grande Maison, de la Hubaudire) of Quimper, Brittany, France. The piece is formed in the sculptural shape of a Breton bagpipe (cornemuse), a traditional instrument associated with the folk culture of Brittany. The front is decorated with a Breton woman in traditional regional costume, a classic subject seen in Breton pottery and Quimper faience. The decoration is painted in