{"title":"Confit Pots","description":"\u003cp\u003eAntique French confit pots are closely tied to the cooking traditions of southwestern France and Provence. Long before refrigeration, they were used to preserve duck, goose, pork and cooking fats through the winter months.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade in stoneware or glazed terracotta, many confit pots are lined with yellow, ochre, honey or brown glaze. They are loved for their lightly worn surfaces, elegant shapes and weathered glazes. It all speaks to a slower, seasonal way of cooking passed down through generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSourced throughout Provence and the south of France, these authentic pots are now admired as beautiful decorative objects. Placed on a sideboard, used to hold utensils, styled in a kitchen or displayed with other antique French pottery, these antique confit pots bring warmth, texture and French country character into the home.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"antique-french-green-glazed-earthenware-jar","title":"Antique French Confit Pot | Green Glaze | Southwest France 19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French confit pot is petite yet has a commanding presence in a modern household. The deep copper green glaze, the worn terracotta underneath, the little losses and chips around the rim... all of it naturally calls attention to itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade in the Southwest of France sometime in the late 19th century, this pot à confit (preserve pot) would have once held duck, pork, or preserved kitchen staples tucked away in a cool cellar. Somewhere along the line, one of its owners repurposed this pot to grow something and drilled a small hole in the base. As always, this type of 19th century French pottery carries its history for everyone to see.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shape is classic and looks amazing anywhere in the household. You can clearly see the iconic half glazed treatment that was never about decoration originally. It was about function. Over time though, it became one of the things that makes these old French pots so beautiful. The green glaze has worn back naturally in places to reveal the warm clay underneath, and the whole surface carries the softness that only comes with age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the sort of piece that does not need much styling. Set it beside old cutting boards, a loaf of bread, or a few dried flowers from the market and the room changes a little. The green is what keeps pulling your eye back. Quiet, grounded, and deeply French in the best possible way.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52384943898967,"sku":"CER-041","price":385.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/antique-french-green-glazed-earthenware-jar-1.jpg?v=1766164628"},{"product_id":"rustic-provencal-yellow-ceramic-kitchen-utensil-holder","title":"Antique French Confit Pot | Yellow Glazed Earthenware | Provençal 19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French confit pot has exactly the kind of soft yellow glaze (ochre) that makes old Provençal pottery so attractive. Small, simple, and beautifully proportioned, it would have once held preserved meats, lard, or kitchen staples tucked onto a shelf in a country farmhouse. You can see that this one has been very useful during its lifetime. Likely created mid to late 19th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shape is wonderful. Straight sided body, rolled rim, and an unglazed terracotta foot underneath. The yellow glaze has aged beautifully across the surface with fine crazing and worn spots around the rim where the clay starts to show through again. Nothing about it feels decorative for the sake of decoration. It feels used and loved for generations in the best possible way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the sort of old French pottery that instantly warms up a kitchen. Wooden spoons by the stove, garlic on the counter, or simply sitting on a shelf where the glaze can catch the light. The yellow on this one really does the work. Quiet, grounded, and completely Provençal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52385446003031,"sku":"CER-046","price":385.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/rustic-provencal-yellow-ceramic-kitchen-utensil-holder-1.jpg?v=1766176999"},{"product_id":"french-glazed-ceramic-pitcher-earthenware-vintage-1","title":"Antique French Confit Pot | Green Glaze | 19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe glaze is what gets you first on this antique French confit pot. Deep copper green with a soft crackle running across the surface, the kind of color that only seems to happen on old French country pottery. It's just beautiful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand thrown in terracotta and likely dating to the 19th century, this little pot à confit (preserve pot) would once have been part of the everyday rhythm of a farmhouse kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shape is beautifully simple. Upright sides, a gently tapered body, and a softly rolled rim worn smooth through years of handling. Across the surface, the glaze has thinned and chipped back naturally in places, exposing the warm clay underneath. The unglazed base carries the same honest wear. Nothing here feels manufactured or decorative for the sake of it. You can tell this piece lived a real life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is exactly the kind of pottery that quietly changes a shelf once it is there. Perfect beside wooden spoons, garlic, or a few dried stems from the market. Small enough to fit almost anywhere, but with enough presence that your eye keeps landing on it throughout the day.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52402420547927,"sku":"CER-032","price":395.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/french-glazed-ceramic-pitcher-earthenware-vintage-2_8d2f2628-5312-440e-a0f6-6ae7d2b28bd4.jpg?v=1766480302"},{"product_id":"rustic-provencal-earthenware-kitchen-jar-traditional-pottery","title":"Antique French Confit Pot | Brown Glazed Interior | Late 19th C","description":"\u003cp\u003eSimple, useful and beautiful... this antique French confit pot is exactly the kind of country pottery that once sat beside the hearth in a working farmhouse kitchen. Known also as a pot à graisse (grease pot), it would have held rendered fat or saindoux (lard) within easy reach for everyday cooking. Likely dating from the late 19th to early 20th century, consistent with rural French terre vernissée (glazed earthenware) of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe body was wheel thrown in warm russet terracotta and left unglazed on the outside, allowing the throwing rings and natural clay color to show clearly. Inside, a rich treacle brown glaze lines the interior and stops neatly at the rim where it catches the light. Two small hand applied loop handles sit high on the shoulder, giving the piece just enough detail without losing its quiet utilitarian feel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the kind of pottery that instantly makes a kitchen feel more grounded. Perfect beside the stove holding sea salt or dried lavender from the market. It could also hold a succulent or other small potted plant. Old French confit pots like this carry a warmth and simplicity that modern pottery rarely seems to capture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52408446615895,"sku":"CER-051","price":155.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/rustic-provencal-earthenware-kitchen-jar-traditional-pottery-2.jpg?v=1766573321"},{"product_id":"small-digoin-gres-hand-thrown-clay-cooking-pot","title":"Antique French Confit Pot | Digoin Glazed Earthenware | Mid 20th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe contrast between glaze and raw clay is what gives this antique French confit pot its delicate beauty. Produced at the Digoin pottery in Burgundy, with the maker’s stamp still impressed into the unglazed base, the piece likely dates from the mid 20th century. The familiar two handled silhouette is deeply tied to traditional French country kitchens, where pots à confit (preserving pots) were once part of everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA rich chestnut brown glaze covers the upper half, while the lower body remains bare terracotta, a practical detail originally intended to help regulate temperature and storage conditions. Along the underside, traces of authentic fire blackening remain from years spent near heat and flame, giving the piece a feel that modern reproductions never quite achieve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, this antique Digoin confit jar feels equally compelling used functionally or purely decoratively. Filled with wooden utensils beside the stove or holding herbs on a windowsill... it brings warmth, texture, and the understated character of rural French kitchens into the home with remarkable ease.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52600085872983,"sku":"KWE-018","price":225.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/late-19th-century-digoin-terracotta-gres-cooking-pot-2.jpg?v=1769013688"},{"product_id":"antique-french-confit-pot-yellow-glazed-terracotta-late-19th-century","title":"Antique French Confit Pot | Yellow Glazed Terracotta | Late 19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe shape is what makes this antique French confit pot feel so grounded. It has that quiet, settled presence of old French kitchen pottery... something that when you know, you know.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one has a wide rolled lip, a rounded bellied body, and a warm yellow glaze that stops before the foot. It feels practical before it feels decorative, which is exactly why pieces like this have so much character. You can imagine it in a farmhouse larder, filled for the season, then brought back out when it was needed. Beautiful and practical.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis antique French pot à graisse likely dates from the late 19th to early 20th century. Hand thrown in the South of France, it was made for storing rendered fat and preserved meats through the colder months. The interior is glazed for storage, while the lower terracotta exterior was left bare. This is very traditional to allow pots to keep cool in cellars. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, it brings that same sense of usefulness and history to a kitchen shelf, counter, or windowsill. It would be beautiful holding wooden spoons, dried lavender, or simply standing on its own on top of an antique cutting board or next to some beautiful copper with verdigris. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53567940526423,"sku":"CER-131","price":295.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/antique-french-confit-pot-yellow-glazed-terracotta-late-19th-century-2.jpg?v=1779188510"},{"product_id":"antique-french-confit-pot-brown-glaze-yellow-slip-decor-mid-19th-c","title":"Antique French Confit Pot | Brown Glaze with Yellow Slipwork | Mid 19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French confit pot is special for many reasons, but the one that stands out is the decoration. Most pots à graisse (grease pots) like this were glazed in yellow, mustard, green or brown colors. They were the workhorses made for the French country kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one has something extra: a glossy brown upper glaze with a freehand yellow slip design running around the shoulder. That little wavy band gives the whole piece a more personal, decorative feeling. Someone wanted this on display in their kitchen when it was made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis antique French confit pot likely dates from the mid 19th century, around 1840 to 1870. It is consistent with regional French country pottery from the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was made for storing preserved foods such as duck confit, rillettes and rendered fat under a sealing layer. The lower terracotta half was left unglazed, a traditional choice for pots that were stored in cool cellars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis pot carries a warmth not usually found in similar pottery. It is truly a lovely example of traditional French pottery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, it would be beautiful holding the fresh flowers from the market, wooden spoons or other cooking utensils or just placed on a shelf. The brown glaze and yellow slip bring a warmth that feels completely at home in a French country kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53673635316055,"sku":"CER-113","price":435.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/antique-french-confit-pot-brown-glaze-yellow-slip-2.jpg?v=1780812917"},{"product_id":"antique-french-confit-pot-green-glazed-terracotta-circa-1900","title":"Antique French Confit Pot | Green Glazed Terracotta | Circa 1900","description":"\u003cp\u003eI'm always pulled toward this green glazing found on antique French confit pots. The bright copper-green glaze against the pale terracotta underneath is one of those combinations that never seems to get old, especially when it has had a century to settle into itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade in the Southwest of France around the turn of the 20th century, this pot à confit (preserve pot) would have been part of the everyday life of a country kitchen, storing duck, pork, or cooking fats long before refrigeration was invented. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis little green gem is really nice. It has a rounded body, short neck, rolled rim, and a fully glazed interior designed to hold liquids and preserved foods. The lower half was left unglazed intentionally, allowing the clay to breathe while helping regulate temperature in the cellar where these pots were often stored.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe green lead glaze has softened beautifully with age, showing fine crazing. The spot on the side is an inclusion where the glaze did not catch. It's a truly unique attribute to this little green confit pot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the kind of pottery that feels right almost anywhere. Toss in some fresh tulips from the farmers market, set it next to white stoneware crocks or fill it with wooden spoons... whatever it ends up doing for you it will bring joy to any room.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53685360492887,"sku":"CER-117","price":340.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/antique-french-confit-pot-green-glaze-2.jpg?v=1780340784"}],"url":"https:\/\/theprovencecollection.com\/collections\/confit-pots.oembed","provider":"The Provence Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}