À CONFIT FROM THE TURN OF THE 19TH C THAT HAS THE AIR OF 2 CENTURIES. It IS JUST BEAUTIFUL AND THE RAREST OF SIZES.. 1A COLOR OF YELLOW/MUSTARD. PERFECT, PERFECT CONDITION FOR A CONFIT OF THIS SIDE AS THRY COULD BE USED IN THE KITCHEN TO HOLD COOKING GREASE […]
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A POT À CONFIT THAT WAS KEPT IN TREMENDOUS CONDITION. STUNNING DARK YELLOW TRANSLUCENT GLAZE WITH LITTLE TOUCHES OF CONFIT THAT ADDS LUSTER TO THE PATINA. THE GLAZE IS THICK WITH BEAUTIFUL SHADES OF MUSTARD/YELLOW. THE FORM/DESIGN OF THE POTERIE ITSELF, IS THE CLASSIC’ANCIENT FORM’ FROM THE GASCONY REGION (SUD-OUEST). […]
I must tell you that it was a pleasure looking at this glaze color as I took photos. Stunning, mixture of emerald, sea and bright Castelnaudary green only found in saintOnge pottery. It is only found in saintOnge because they don’t use a transparent undercoat. This was the first piece […]
Offered is an wonderful genuine antique. Confit Pot – Confit is the French word meaning to preserve. French pots confits were used for storing preserves throughout Southwest France. The pots were buried in the ground or stored in stone lined larders – this storage preserved without refrigeration. The bottom halves […]
THIS IS A 6.5 INCH POT À GRAISSE (FOR USE IN THE KITCHEN) WITH STUNNING DESIGN CALLED’BAROLET’ OR MADE IN BAROLET FASHION. THIS IS A LATE 18TH C DESIGN AS THE USE OF THE BAROLET WAS JUST BEING UTILIZED. THIS BEAUTIFUL GRAISSE (CONFIT) JAR IS A RARE ONE AS SUCH […]
Offered is an wonderful genuine antique. Confit Pot – Confit is the French word meaning to preserve. French pots confits were used for storing preserves throughout Southwest France. The pots were buried in the ground or stored in stone lined larders – this storage preserved without refrigeration. The bottom halves […]
THEY WERE KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AS THE FIRST ANTIQUE SHOP AND EXPERTS IN FRENCH COUNTRY. THEY BECAME SO FAMOUS WITH THE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PIECES FROM EVERYTHING AVAILABLE IN FRANCE IN THE 60S-70S THAT THEY STARTED PUTTING A MARK ON THE BOTTOM OF THEIR POTTERY WOTH THEIR NAME. IT […]
THEY WERE KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AS THE FIRST ANTIQUE SHOP AND EXPERTS IN FRENCH COUNTRY. THEY BECAME SO FAMOUS WITH THE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PIECES FROM EVERYTHING AVAILABLE IN FRANCE IN THE 60S-70S THAT THEY STARTED PUTTING A MARK ON THE BOTTOM OF THEIR POTTERY WOTH THEIR NAME. IT […]
Stunning, Stunning Savoie preparation bowl from the 1830s towards 1850. If you look on the bottom, you can see the circular lines that shows provenance of several regions around the haut-savoie. As I’ve said before, as the potters were heading towards the mid-19th century…. The other regions were outpacing each […]
THE WORLD’S FIRST THERMOS. A CRUCHE WITH THE SPOUT AND THE DRINKING SPOUT ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE VESSEL. THE WORKERS IN THE HOT SUN OF THE SOUTH-WEST COULD DRINK WATER FROM THE CRUCHE AS IT SAT ON THEIR BELT UNTIL THEY REACHED THE WORK AREA. THE WATER WAS PROTECTED […]