This exceptional platter with a rare border depicts a young couple celebrating their marriage in a field near their village.  He has moved ahead, already doing a dance step, as she lifts one foot to join him.  They are accompanied by musicians playing Breton versions of a horn and bagpipe.
 

 
   
 
The striking border displays the traditional Quimper motifs of bruyère (heather) and yellow ajoncs (gorse or broom) in a dramatic way.  The flowers and leaves are much larger than usual and are painted in more detail. The brown rendering of the bruyère stalks and the seaweed-like green of the ajonc stems are also distinctive against the sparkling white background.

The yellows and greens of the wide border echo the colors of the traditional dress of the group. The platter as a whole is a stunning work of art.
 
   
   
       
  The platter dates from the early 1920s and is 11½" from top to bottom and 15" wide.  The number 4 (the factory size) is impressed on the back.  There is a small original glaze pop by the gentleman’s left leg and other smaller pops appear here and there.  Condition is excellent.   Signed HB Quimper as shown above.

 

 		      
     

 

 

 

In the background, to the right of the bagpiper, the parish church is clearly visible.

 

 

 

 

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