Handpainted Quimper Faience Pottery from Henriot Quimper, Italian Majolica Ceramics &Pottery Imported From Italy, Italian Carrara Marble Fruit, Lady Clare English Placemats & Coasters, La Rochere French Glassware and Knives By Coltelleria Saladini Scarperia, Italy.

Indulge your passion for the finer things in life. Merchant of Prato presents imports from Italy, France, England and beyond. Exquisite handpainted Henriot Quimper Faience pottery from Brittany, France. Beautiful handmade Italian majolica ceramics and pottery from Deruta, Umbria, Amalfi and Castelli, Italy. Hand carved and painted Italian Carrara Marble Fruit. Traditional Fine English Lady Clare Placemats, Coasters & Waste Paper Bins. Top of the line fine Italian kitchen cutlery and collectible knives from Coltelleria Saladini in Scarperia, Italy. Glassware by La Rochere France.

Our Italian ceramics and pottery collection is imported from Deruta, Umbria, Amalfi and Castelli, Italy. The Italian ceramics we import are Majolica. Many of the designs we feature date back hundreds of years and many patterns are derived from Renaissance art. Each piece of Italian pottery is handmade and painstakingly hand-painted, thus each piece of our Italian pottery is unique.

Italian Carrara Marble Fruit Our collection of Italian Carrara Marble Fruit is so realistic that you may be tempted to eat it! Gather a selection of Italian Marble Fruit into a glass bowl or Italian Ceramic Platter and create an exquisite centerpiece for your dining table or countertop. Each piece of Italian Carrara Marble Fruit is hand sculpted in Tuscany, Italy using marble from the same quarry favored by Michelangelo, then hand painted with natural pigments and finished with a coat of bee wax.

Our Quimper Faience collection is imported directly from the Henriot Quimper Factory in Quimper, France. Founded in 1685, Henriot Quimper is know the world over for its know-how of the “Quimper Paint Touch” and the tradition of producing and hand-painting every piece of faience in-house. Henriot Quimper continues the tradition producing the traditional patterns featuring the Breton figures as well as many new more modern designs. The superbly talented resident artists at Henriot still hand-craft every piece of Quimper Pottery. Each piece of Quimper faience is completely handmade and painstakingly hand-painted. Each piece of Quimper is unique. One artist hand paints each piece from start to finish then signs the piece and marks it “Henriot” to ensure its authenticity.

The Lady Clare Collection of fine English lacquered table placemats, coasters, fine tea trays and waste baskets. Lady Clare has been supplying hand crafted English placemats and home accessories since 1932. Our range now includes placemats for formal and casual dining as well as accessories such as waste bins and trays. With over 80 years’ experience, Lady Clare is synonymous with design, quality and service. Made in Great Britain.

Coltelleria Saladini - Since the Middle Ages, the Tuscan town of Scarperia has been a famed center of knives and cutlery production. Coltelleria Saladiniis one of the only businesses in Scarperia, Italy still producing knives. Based on historical patterns and materials, the Saladini collection of kitchen cutlery and fine collectible knives is immediately distinguished by a stylistic renewal of form with a particular attention to detail.

La Rochere French Glassware - La Rochère has been producing artisanal glass in the heart of France since 1475, making it the oldest continuously running glass factory in Europe. The company is recognized around the world for designing and producing authentic, high quality glassware with French style for today’s modern home. Nestled in the forests of the Lorraine and Franche-Comté region of France, La Rochère produces all of its glassware in-house.

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