This is an exceptional late 19th-century Henriot Quimper (HB) faience jardiniere, produced in Brittany’s Cornouaille region and dated 1893 by the inscribed mark.

The jardiniere features a rare basket-form mold with an elongated arched handle and pierced circular openings, inspired by traditional Breton woven baskets and developed by the Quimper ateliers during the Art Nouveau period.

Decoration is entirely hand-painted in classic Quimper polychrome: a cobalt blue upper ground with orange enamel dot borders, scrolling motifs, and pierced accents, contrasted with a white lower ground richly adorned with Breton solar rosettes, green garlands, and characteristic four-bead cross motifs. Raised white enamel beadwork and selective gold accents, including Art Nouveau spiderweb detailing on the ends, elevate this piece well above standard tableware.

The four-bead motifs and rosettes are traditional Cornouaille symbols associated with protection, fertility, and regional identity, frequently used in decorative Quimper faience of the 1890s.

The underside bears a handwritten “HB Quimper” mark, an incised “93”, and an atelier decorator’s “X”, consistent with late 19th-century Henriot production.

Condition: Excellent antique condition with no chips, crazing or paint loss.

Measurements: Height 4.25 inches (10.79 cm); Length 6.5 inches (16.51 cm); Width 3.5 inches (8.89 cm).

A highly decorative and increasingly scarce example of Breton regional faience from Quimper’s most creative period.