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When they enter my store, many of my customers go directly to the Quimper section of it and don't even look at the Moustiers
display.
That makes me very sad. because Moustiers faience is so beautiful, so elegant, so fine, so etc etc. I have always liked
it better than Quimper maybe because my mother loved it and bought some nice pieces that I kept preciously. or maybe because
i have always found the handpainted designs "plus raffine" than Quimper. Maybe because Moustiers is a beautiful village in
the region of France where I grew up. or maybe also because I think that it is just unfair that Quimper is more well-known
than Moustiers.
MOUSTIERS is indeed a lovely village in the south of France, perched on a georgous setting. It is built in the shape
of an amphitheatre at a height of 634 metres.
MOUSTIERS has been a famous historical site of european earthenware as early as in the 17th century. its handpainted
designs (the famous bird) used to be sold all over Europe.
After 200 years of intense activity, the last fire extinguished in 1874.
It was brought to life in the early 1900s.
Moustiers faience is famous for its unique patterns from the 17 and 18th centuries and is exremely valuable.
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