THE’TOUPIN’ WAS A VERY PERSONAL COOKING UTENSIL. ONCE YOU HAD YOUR OWN, THE TASTES AN USE OVER THE YEARS WERE PART OF YOUR RECIPE THAT COULD ONLY CREATE THE SAME TASTE EACH TIME MADE. YOU CAN SEE THE LONG’POIGNEE’ (HANDLE)… WITHE HOLE AT THE END CAUSING AN AIR FLOW THAT […]
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BEAUTIFUL SAVOIE/JURA JASPE PITCHER WITH A CURVY PITCHER STYLE CALLED’FORM JURA’, IT IS FOUND IN SAVOIE OR’THE JURA’, AN UNKNOWN SMALL REGION THAT IS CONSIDERED PART OF THE SAVOIE. IT IS INSTEAD SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FROM THE TYPICAL PITCHER. DARK CARAMEL AND A CAVALCADE OF HUES OF GREEN, WITH A BASE […]
A RARE MARRIAGE PITCHER. ALWAYS THE DESIGN HAD FLOWERS AND A SOFT DESIGN BUT MOST…. THERE WAS ALWAYS A HEART IN THE CENTER. SOMETIMES THE HEART HAD THE INITIALS ADDED AS WELL. THIS PITCHER IS FROM THE SAVOIE NEAR ANNECY… LOOK AT THAT STUNNING YELLOW GLAZE. IT IS IN GREAT […]
À CONFIT FROM THE MID 19THC THAT HAS THE AIR OF 2 CENTURIES. IT WAS MADE IN MEYNES AS IT HAS CLASSIC FORM. AS TRUE BEAUTIFUL PIECE FOR THE MANTEL OF A MORE FORMAL DECOR.. A COLOR OF YELLOW/MUSTARD. PERFECT, PERFECT CONDITION FOR A CONFIT OF THIS SIZE. THE MUSTARD […]
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.. A 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 […]
NEVER HAS ONE PIECE ARRIVED WITH A PROBLEM IN 22 YEARS. À CONFIT WITH THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GLAZE AND AMAZING DRIPS. THIS IS ONE OF THE RARE’GRANDS OF CASTELNAUDARY’ THAT WERE MADE IN THE FORM AND SIZE OF 11.5-14 INCHES UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF THE 19THC. THIS ONE OFFERED IS […]
18THC FOUNTAIN MADE IN THE NORTH OF PROVENCE, DAUPHINE IN THE 18THC. THE BASE COLOR OF BUTTERY YELLOW IS A STUNNING MIX OF SAVOIE AND PROVENCE. THERE ARE DETAILS IN RELIEF COVERING THE PIECE AND TOO MANY TO MENTION. FLEUR DE LYS, MARIAGE BIRDS, FOLIAGE, HEARTS…. LARGE POLKA DOTS ON […]
This beautiful 19th century pot. Features an amphora-shaped earthenware body with two flat curved handles and lustrous yellow and ochre glaze. The pot is in good antique condition, with wear and patina commensurate with age. There are obvious manufacturing flaws, chips, and glaze skips along with time earned patina. (17 […]
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….. […]
À CONFIT WITH THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WIDE EMERALD GREN GREEN DRIP EVER. PERFECT, MAGAZINE FOR’FRENCH COUNTRY’ CONDITION. FROM MID 19TH C THAT HAS THE AIR OF 2 CENTURIES. It IS JUST ATOMIQUE AND BOASTS 10 INCHES. THAT YELLOW/MUSTARD COLOR IS’TOPS’. FROM MY FIRST TRIP TO FRANCE SINCE PRE-COVID. We always […]