meadows@oldquimper.com

www.oldquimper.com is a monthly e-zine written in the hopes that it will serve to increase your knowledge and enjoyment of Quimper pottery.

Quimper...pronounced “kem-pair”...is a town in northwestern France in the area known as Brittany. Quimper has been an active center of pottery production since the days when it was part of the Roman Empire.

So just who’s doing all this writing and picture taking?

We are Adela and Mark Meadows. Professional antiques dealers since 1980, our business is The Meadows Collection. You may have read our book, Quimper Pottery...A Guide to Origins, Styles, and Values, seen us on television including  multiple segments of Collectible Treasures on HGTV, or read about us in the Antiques Journal,  Maine Antiques Digest, Country Register, or West Coast Peddler. Our business has taken us all over the United States, giving lectures for various groups and selling at exhibits in select antiques shows. We also sell through our web sites.

We love Brittany! Centuries of tradition have left their mark on this delightful place and we believe that having a better understanding of the town and the people of Quimper...and the towns and the people of Brittany...will serve to further your enjoyment and understanding of vintage Quimper pottery...an art pottery that is also based on centuries of tradition!

www.oldquimper.com is published on (or about) the first of each month. A simple click on one of the links, located above left and at the bottom of the page, will take you on an exciting adventure. The Town, The People, and The Pottery link takes you to each issue's exploration of a specific aspect of Brittany or Quimper pottery, sometimes historical...sometimes breaking news. Click on Memo from J-P and you'll see the spotlight put on a particularly unique item in our inventory. Shop in Your Slippers allows you to do just that...shop for unique examples of vintage Quimper pottery and related items without having to leave the comfort of your home or office computer.  The Brittany Shop 'n' Tour link provides a glimpse of what it's like to come with us on one of our tours to Brittany...hint, it's an incredible amount of fun. Shameless Book Plug is just that, plus ordering information so that you can purchase an autographed copy of your own instead of spending all that time lurking in the book store. France Shop 'n' Tour is a link that leads to information about our travel services...come and join us as we eat, shop, and tour our way through both famous  cities and hidden villages. Quimper Factory Marks provides an overview of some of the more commonly found marks used on Quimper pottery over the centuries, and finally, Fun Sites to Check Out lists other web sites that might be of interest.

The illustrations used throughout www.oldquimper.com include both vintage and recent photographs, vintage paintings and drawings, scenes from pieces of Quimper pottery, and materials from our archives. That said...

Degemer mat...Breton for "Welcome!"

Old Quimper Home Page....The Town, the People, and the Pottery....Memo from J-P
Shop in Your Slippers....Brittany Shop 'n' Tour....Shameless Book Plug
France Shop 'n' Tour....Quimper Factory Marks    Fun Sites to Check Out