VERY CONFUSING IN FRENCH AS THE WORDS ARE INTERCHANGEABLE AS MEANING COLANDER BUT NON… THE EGOUTTOIR WAS MEANT FOR ONLY CLEANING AND DRAINING WATER. FRUIT VEGETABLES WITH THE WATER DRAINING THROUGH THE HOLES. MUCH MORE VARIED AND TOTALLY UTILITARIAN. TO TELL THE TRUTH… YOU COULD USE EITHER FOR BOTH BUT….. […]
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T THE REGION OF PROVENCE AND THE AREAS BORDERING FOLLOWED THIS CUSTOM OF KEEPING EVERYTHING ON THE WALL PROTECTING KITCHEN ITEMS FOR THE NIGHT. THIS PIECE IS SO COVETED THAT THERE WAS AN EXHIBIT AT THE PRESTIGIOUS POTERIE-ATELIER IN CLIOUSCLAT, DROME IN PROVENCE. CLIOUSCLAT AND OTHER POTTERS IN TOWNS JUST […]
THE ABBAYE DE LA CELLE IN THE NORTH OF PROVENCE WAS CLOSING FOR RENOVATIONS AND NEEDED TO SELL OBJECTS SHOWN IN THE ABBEY FOR GENERATIONS. PASSOIRES – ARE USED FOR RINSING VEGETABLES, FRUITS AND OTHER FOODS AND JUST TO DRAIN WATER. THE PASSOIRE IS USED FOR EXTRACT ACTUALLY, BOTH CAN […]
VERY HEAVY AND VALUABLE. THE PORT-A-CUILLERS / EGOUTTOIR A COUVERTS.. FOR DRYING AND HOLDING UTENSILS ATTACHED TO THE WALL FOR PROTECTING THE DRYING CUTLERY. THE EGOUTTOIR HAD HOLES AS AN EXTRA TO HELP’DRIP DRY’ AND THE PORTS-A-CUILLER WERE FOR DRYING AND HOLDING UTENSILS AT ALL TIMES. THIS PIECE/FORM IS ONE […]