THE CRUCHE WAS FOR POURING WATER AT DINNER BUT THE BEAUCAIRE CRUCHE WAS THE FIRST CREATION TO ADD A TOP HANDLER FOR TRANSPORTING THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THIS MADE THE USE OF WATER QUITE EASY. BEAUCAIRE IS ACROSS THE RHONE RIVER AND IT IS LSO THE BEGINNING OF LANGUEDOC. MOST BEAUCAIRE CRUCHES WERE PRODUCED IN CASTELNAUDARY […]
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NOT POSSIBLE TO FIND ANYMORE. À CONFIT JUST 1/4 OF AN INCH UNDER 15 INCHES. FROM THE TURN OF THE 19THC THAT HAS THE AIR OF 2 CENTURIES AND THEN SOME.. MADE IN THE LANGUEDOC AT THE PRESTIGIOUS ATELIER IN CASTELNAUDARY. THE HUES OF THE GLAZE COLOR SEEM AS IF THE CONFIT POT CAUGHT A […]
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A STUNNING 18TH C CRUCHE OF LANGUEDOC.. YOU CAN SEE THE MARKS FROM THE WIFE HAVING TO LIFT THE HEAVY VESSEL AT THE DINING ROOM TABLE. THE BOTTOM IS WORN ON THE SIDE WHERE WATER WAS POTED INTO HE MUGS. THIS IS TRULY ONE OF THE CREATIVE DESIGNS OF THE REGIONAL CRUCHES MADE DURING THE […]
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THE FINEST POT À CONFIT THAT I EVER FOUND IN 1996 FROM THE’QUEEN OF TERRE VERNISSÈE’, MME. BACHELIER AT THE MOST FAMOUS ANTIQUE MARKET IN THE WORLD,’LA MARCHÉ AUX PUCES’ IN CLINGACORT RIGHT AT THE BORDER OF PARIS. SHE YIELDED TO ME BECAUSE WE HAD BECOME FRIENDS, A FELLOW PASSIONATE COLLECTOR WHICH WAS HAD NEVER […]
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THE ONLY SOLID COLOR MILK PITCHER EVER FOUND IN THE SAVOIE. ACTUALLY IT MUST HAVE BEEN MADE IN CLIOUSCLAT ON THE BORDER WITH PROVENCE. ONE OF THE PREMIER CENTERS FOR TERRE VERNISSÉE PRODUCTION. A SAVOIE MILK PITCHER OF CLIOUSCLAT. A STUNNING EMERALD FOREST GREEN THAT BOASTS AN AMAZING AGED PATINA. IT IS 6.5 IN HEIGHT. […]
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Antique French Gargoulette Stoneware Pottery Water Jug Unglazed 19th Century. No chips or cracks. Some surface wear and minor signs of use but nothing prominent. Holds and pours water as intended. These Gargoulettes would be used to cool boiling water at a fast rate as the clay helps to cool liquids rapidly. This unique piece […]
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RARE PRESERVE JAR WITH 18th FORM CONSISTING OF A FLARED RIM THAT INDENTS. CLASSIC FORM WITH THE TOP HALF GLAZED. THIS JAR WAS USED FOR WHATEVER IS NEEDED AT THE TIME. CONSERVE/JAM , HONEY AND MUSTARD.
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Antique French Gargoulette Stoneware Pottery Water Jug Unglazed 19th Century. No chips or cracks. Some surface wear and minor signs of use but nothing prominent. Holds and pours water as intended. These Gargoulettes would be used to cool boiling water at a fast rate as the clay helps to cool liquids rapidly. This unique piece […]
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We are happy to offer for your consideration a set of antique French stoneware crocks. Made for a farming or industrial application this set of pottery crocks is typical of the French countryside. The crocs are in very good antique condition with no chips or cracks. One measures 5 1/2″ tall and the other measures […]
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Antique French Gargoulette Stoneware Pottery Water Jug Unglazed 19th Century. No chips or cracks. Some surface wear and minor signs of use but nothing prominent. Holds and pours water as intended. These Gargoulettes would be used to cool boiling water at a fast rate as the clay helps to cool liquids rapidly. This unique piece […]
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