{"title":"French Country Decor","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe charm of the French countryside lives in objects that are simple, honest and beautifully aged by time. This collection gathers antique and vintage pieces that define French country décor: woven wicker baskets, linen and hemp household textiles, floral faïence, mismatched plates, confit pots, stoneware crocks, garden cloches, mercury mirrors, brass candlesticks and weathered wooden boxes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou may also find the signature pieces people love to style in a collected French interior: antique kitchen scales, blown-glass bottles, demijohns, enamel signs and quiet touches of lavender blue, ochre, cream and warm earth tones that call to mind the south of France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach object carries the kind of wear that tells a story: softened edges, faded surfaces, small irregularities and the patina that only age and use can create. Together, these pieces bring warmth, texture and authenticity to a home.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"exceptional-large-french-water-jar-in-emerald-glaze-19th-century-gargoulette","title":"Antique French Cruche | Green Glazed Earthenware | 19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen I saw the sheer size of this antique French water jug, it stopped me in my tracks. This is the largest example of this type of cruche (water jug) that we have found. On top of that, the color... that green glazed terracotta is just a knockout. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs you can see, it has that deep, saturated color you see in old southern French pottery. When under light, the glaze shifts from a bright emerald to darker green depending on the angle. Simply beautiful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAside from the amazing colors, the size is important. This is not a delicate little jug for a corner shelf. It feels like something made for daily life. It was made for carrying water between the town potable water fountain and the kitchen. It was made for filling smaller pitchers and setting the family up for the day with less trips. Everything about it is there for a purpose. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis antique French cruche, or orjol, likely dates from the mid-to-late 19th century. This twin-handled form with a pouring spout was used across the South of France. Smaller examples are common, especially from regions such as Languedoc and Provence.  Glazed earthenware was part of the rhythm of rural kitchens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, it would be beautiful filled with branches, garden greenery, or flowers.  But honestly, it is a statement piece by itself. It brings in that old world balance of usefulness and beauty that is the cornerstone to true Provençal pottery. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51785805168983,"sku":"CER-001","price":1695.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/antique-provencal-green-glazed-ceramic-water-jar-8.jpg?v=1775834713"},{"product_id":"antique-delft-tile-polychrome-flower-vase","title":"Antique French Faience Tile | 17th Century Polychrome Flower Vase | Provence","description":"\u003cp\u003eFound at a grand foire outside of Paris, this 17th century faience tile has the kind of presence that you can simply feel. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA hand painted floral vase rises through the center in ochre, cobalt, and soft green, with fleur de lys anchoring each corner. The composition is balanced, confident, and still feels remarkably fresh four centuries later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt nearly 2 cm thick, it was made as part of an interior, likely set into a wall or fireplace. Traces of old mortar remain on the back as a quiet reminder of that earlier life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe painting is entirely freehand, fired in the grand feu tradition. Time has softened the colors just enough, giving it a warmth that can’t be replicated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is wear along the edges and light glaze loss, exactly what you would expect from a piece made between 1620 and 1680, and exactly what gives it its depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLean it on a shelf, place it on the counter, use it as a paperweight or just let it find it's own space. It's beautiful no matter where you put it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52219973206359,"sku":"FAI-012","price":465.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/antique-delft-polychrome-floral-vase-ceramic-tile-1.jpg?v=1772731530"},{"product_id":"early-20th-century-french-copper-watering-can-small-decorative-arrosoir-in-patinated-copper-circa-1930-1950","title":"Antique French Copper Watering Can | Riveted Arrosoir | c. Late 1800s","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French copper watering can has the kind of charm that immediately makes you think of a garden in Provence. It is not just the copper, although the color is beautiful. It is the shape, the long spout, the arched handle, and the removable rose at the end that make it feel like something meant for real garden work... watering herbs, roses, geraniums, or a row of terracotta pots outside the kitchen door.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis antique French arrosoir en cuivre (copper watering can) likely dates from the late 19th to early 20th century, consistent with its riveted construction and hand-finished details.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe body is made in copper with a visible riveted lap seam. A swing handle arches over the top, while a fixed rear handle sits against the body to help control the pour. The straight spout ends in a removable domed rose, pierced with slightly irregular holes that show the handwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe old repairs are part of what makes this piece feel so good. There are several solder patches around the shoulder and handle, done long ago. Those repairs tell you it was used, cared for, and maintained rather than discarded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe copper has been polished to a warm glow, with darker patina still settled into the seams, recesses, and repaired areas. No maker’s mark is visible. The surface shows age, use and the kind of character that only comes from more than a century of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, it would be beautiful on a stone garden table, beside a row of terracotta pots, on a kitchen shelf, or near a sink where the copper can catch the morning light. It is a functional watering can, so put it to use as well! It has the feeling of an old French garden built into it... practical, beautiful, repaired when needed, and still full of life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52221068443991,"sku":"COP-009","price":385.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/COP-009-03602.jpg?v=1768399214"},{"product_id":"antique-hand-forged-turkish-copper-water-can-19th-to-early-20th-century","title":"Antique Anatolian Tinned Copper Ibrik | Watering Can | 19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe shape is what makes this antique Anatolian ibrik (water ewer) truly exceptional. Even from across a room, the long spout, high shoulder, and elegant handle tell you exactly what it is. Everyone wants to pick it up... it's amazing that way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand formed from sheet copper and originally finished with a protective tin wash, this is the kind of item that was shaped one hammer strike at a time. Likely dating to the late 19th century, it comes from the rich copper-working tradition of Anatolia and the wider Ottoman world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe proportions are excellent and over time, the original tinning has worn back across the surface. What it has revealed is the warm copper beneath, creating the soft two-tone surface you can see in the images. Every change in color and texture reflects decades of handling and use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is one of those pieces that just screams to be on display. Set it on a console, a bookshelf, or a farmhouse table and the amazing shape does all the work. The worn tin and exposed copper catch the light differently throughout the day, giving the surface a depth that photographs really have a hard time capturing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether displayed on its own or with other antique arrosoirs (watering cans), it is both useful and beautiful, just like the day it was made. This is the kind of piece everyone talks about in a room.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52221108846935,"sku":"DEC-024","price":485.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/antique-cast-metal-oil-cruet-long-spout-1.jpg?v=1772745515"},{"product_id":"vintage-soldering-torch","title":"Vintage French Blowtorch | Vesta F.J. Paris | Circa 1920","description":"\u003cp\u003eOld tools always make me wonder what they built. This antique French lampe à souder (blowtorch) spent decades in someone's workshop heating, soldering, repairing and keeping things in service rather than throwing them away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade by Vesta of Paris during the first half of the 20th century, it belongs to a generation of tools that were expected to last a working lifetime, and often did. The maker's name appears both on the regulator wheel and stamped into the brass tank itself: M. Vesta F.J. Breveté S.G.D.G. Paris. Examples from this respected French manufacturer are held today in museum collections, a testament to the company's place in France's industrial history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe construction is straightforward and beautiful. A substantial reservoir forms the heart of the antique torch, now aged to the rich coppery tone that only decades of handling can create. Above it sits the cast iron burner assembly, finished in black and angled at exactly the right working position. The perforated priming cup remains in place, the pump still turns, and the flame regulator still moves. Those details matter because they are often the first things lost or damaged on workshop tools. This one remains remarkably complete. Nothing has been restored. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat I like most is that it still feels like a working object rather than a decorative one. You can imagine it sitting on a handyman's bench, in a metalworker's shop, or hanging on a nail waiting for the next repair. Today its handsome design brings that same sense of purpose to a bookshelf, workshop, kitchen, or study. The best old tools carry more than patina. They carry evidence of a life spent being useful. This one has plenty of that.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52221116449111,"sku":"DEC-025","price":265.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/DEC-025-03412.jpg?v=1764169522"},{"product_id":"french-antique-cast-iron-rooster-provence","title":"Antique French Cast Iron Rooster Doorstop | Polychrome | Late 19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe paint is what makes this cast iron antique French rooster doorstop so attractive. Most old cast iron doorstops have long since lost their original colors, worn down by decades of use and countless coats of 'touch up' paint. This one was well taken care of. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rich reds, greens, golds, and browns are still here. It is the attention to detail that made these French country doorstops so popular in the first place. Standing proudly on its plinth, chest forward and tail raised high, it feels every bit the symbol of rural France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe casting is equally appealing. Individual feathers are picked out across the neck and tail, the grass beneath its feet remains clearly defined, and the front of the base is decorated with a gilt rococo cartouche framed by scrolling acanthus leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe paint has mellowed naturally over time, creating a softer palette than it likely had when it first left the foundry. Small areas of wear along the lower edges reveal glimpses of the iron beneath... just reminders that this piece spent years doing exactly what it was made to do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTake a minute to imagine this sitting beside the kitchen door, holding it open on a warm afternoon while the scent of lunch drifts in from the garden. That's what this cast iron rooster doorstop was meant to do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday it brings that same warmth and charm wherever it lands. By a hearth, next to the front door or placed in the garden... it has a way of drawing the eye without demanding attention. It's a handsome cast iron piece of art.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52268795068759,"sku":"DEC-030","price":385.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/french-antique-cast-iron-rooster-provence-2.jpg?v=1764695959"},{"product_id":"green-glazed-vallauris-chauffe-lit-bed-warmer-early-20th-century-french-pottery","title":"Antique French Vallauris Chaufferette | Green Glazed Ember Warmer | Mid-20th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat stops you about this antique French chaufferette is the green. It's striking. The mottled, almost mineral green glaze interspersed with brighter speckles catching the light is mesmerizing. Just lovely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis \"chaufferette à braises\" (ember warmer) was made in Vallauris, the famed pottery town on the Côte d'Azur. There is an impressed mark on the unglazed footring confirming the craftsmanship. The piece dates to the mid 20th century which is most likely the tail end of the tradition to use ember warmers that ran for centuries in Provence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a functional piece that once had hot embers from the hearth inside. The lid, with its pierced holes drops neatly into place. A ring of larger vent holes circles the shoulder which would have allowed the heat to circulate. Lacemakers used these to keep their fingers warm through long winter afternoons of fine work. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis antique Vallauris ember warmer has a rich history and beautiful shape. It can be set on a kitchen counter, a stone mantel, or a sun-warmed windowsill. It is one of those pieces that brings the kind of weight a room needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome collectors fill them with dried lavender or potpourri, with the scent rising softly through the holes. Others tuck a small candle inside and let the green glaze glow in the evening. They were made by hand in the South of France for hands that needed warming, and that quiet purpose still in the soul of the clay. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52286938218839,"sku":"CER-010","price":395.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/vallauris-ceramic-braiser-green-glazed-am-stamp-french-antique-2.jpg?v=1764938008"},{"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":"large-french-glazed-earthenware-confit-pot","title":"Antique French Olive Oil Jar | Glazed Earthenware | Late 19th C.","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe shape is what pulled me toward this antique French oil jar right away. Most old confit and storage pots have a wider opening and similar silhouette. This one has a softer, rounder shape with a drawn in rim and two little lug handles at the shoulder. It gives this pot a completely different feel. If you're looking for a different type of preserving jar, this is it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLikely late 19th to early 20th century, hand thrown somewhere in the southwest of France for everyday kitchen use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe honey ochre glaze displays through some soft drips before stopping above the bare terracotta lower half. Inside, though, the glaze continues all the way to the base, which is the detail that matters on a jar like this. It was meant to hold oil or kitchen liquids and actually be used. You can still see the throwing rings inside and underneath, along with little glaze losses at the rim and the soft shine old pottery gets from decades of handling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis type of French country pottery loves to sit beside a stove or tucked away in a corner, filled with white tulips. The look is wonderful, bringing a touch of Provence wherever it lands. Whatever family owned this for generations, it was useful to them and today it has the right looks for a modern home.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52385443217751,"sku":"CER-045","price":365.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/large-french-glazed-earthenware-confit-pot-2.jpg?v=1768331260"},{"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":"large-antique-french-green-glazed-pottery-vase-provencal","title":"19th Century French Green Glazed Vase | Terracotta | Scalloped Rim","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French green glazed vase has exactly the kind of color that captures your attention from across a room. Deep copper green terre vernissée (glazed pottery) with areas that shimmer almost to teal. It's a stunning glaze. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLikely late 19th to early 20th century, hand thrown by a country potter whose skill shows through in this delightful vase... over a hundred years later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shape is what really makes this one though. Rounded baluster body, a thrown band circling the neck, and then that fantastic scalloped rim opening up at the top. None of the crimps quite match, which is honestly the best part. You can feel the hand of the potter still in it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the kind of vase that feels at home in any decor. It's grounded and has a sublime green glow. Toss in some fresh flowers from the garden or a bouquet from your local florist. The green glaze and the delicate scalloped rim are what sets this one apart. Old French pottery like this has a way of making a room feel softer and more lived in almost immediately.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52387250995543,"sku":"CER-047","price":345.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/large-antique-french-green-glazed-pottery-vase-provencal-2.jpg?v=1766226528"},{"product_id":"rustic-french-country-stoneware-pitcher-earthenware","title":"Antique French Stoneware Pitcher | Salt Glazed Grès | Early 19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French grès pitcher (stoneware jug) has exactly the kind of delightful farmhouse feel everyone is looking for. Hand thrown sometime in the early to mid 19th century, likely in a small regional pottery workshop, it was clearly made for daily use at the table. Nothing overly fancy about it, which is part of what makes it so good.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shape is simple and confident. Tapered body and a single pulled handle made by someone who had made hundreds before it. You can almost feel it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe glaze is where the character really comes through though. Soft honey tones from the salt and ash firing with darker amber flashing where the flame caught the clay in the kiln. You can still see the throwing rings inside and the hand trimmed foot underneath. The whole thing carries that beautifully worn surface that old French stoneware gets after generations of handling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the kind of pitcher that feels right at home beside a loaf of bread, a bottle of wine, or a few flowers cut from the garden. Quiet, useful, and completely delightful. A really lovely old piece of French country pottery.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52387253256535,"sku":"CER-048","price":265.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/rustic-french-country-stoneware-pitcher-earthenware-2.jpg?v=1766226580"},{"product_id":"rustic-provencal-earthenware-pot-with-green-fired-interior","title":"Antique French Toupin | Provençal Terracotta Pitcher | Green Glazed Hearth Pot","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French toupin is the kind of old cooking pot that immediately feels like living history in your hand the second you pick it up. Hand thrown in red terracotta sometime around the mid 19th century, it was made for life beside the hearth in a Provençal kitchen. It was used for soups, sauces, or warming milk close to the fire. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shape is beautiful through simplicity. Rounded belly, softly rolled rim, and a single ear handle set high enough back to stay cooler when near the flames. Inside, traces of the original green glaze remain worn smooth from generations of use, while the outside has darkened naturally with soot and fire wear. The wear is heavier on one side where it spent years facing the heat. Authentic use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is exactly the sort of pottery that makes a kitchen feel more grounded once it is there. Wooden spoons beside the stove, dried flowers on a shelf, or just sitting quietly among old boards and copper. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a modern setting, it is perfect for water or wine as a fully functional pitcher.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52394910941527,"sku":"CER-042","price":415.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/rustic-provencal-earthenware-pot-with-green-fired-interior-2.jpg?v=1766331994"},{"product_id":"antique-french-terracotta-confit-pot-two-handles","title":"Early 19th Century French Terracotta Pot | Jaspé Décor | Slipware","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French terracotta pot has one of those little details that completely pulls you in once you notice it. Around the entire circumference, hand painted in cream and green slip, is a row of tiny birds drawn freehand one by one. No two are exactly alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLikely first half of the 19th century, possibly earlier, and very much in the spirit of old Savoyard slipware pottery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pot itself is wonderfully grounded. Rounded body, two strap handles and a delicate, scalloped slip band at the neck. It has a rich iron red glaze covering the upper portion while the base remains bare terracotta. You can still see where the slip horn moved quickly across the surface making each bird with just a few strokes. Inside, the glaze pools deeply the way early lead glazes do, while the outside carries heavy mineral wear and surface loss from a very long working life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is exactly the kind of old pottery that engages its surroundings from the second you set it down. The birds are what make it though. Quiet, playful, completely handmade, and just waiting to be placed on a farmhouse table illuminated in light. A really wonderful piece of French country pottery.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52394914152791,"sku":"CER-049","price":555.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/antique-french-terracotta-confit-pot-two-handles-2.jpg?v=1766332147"},{"product_id":"french-glazed-ceramic-pitcher-earthenware-vintage","title":"Antique French Jaspe Pottery Pitcher | Savoie Earthenware | Green Glaze with Flower","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French jaspé pitcher is exactly the kind of little pottery piece that stops me at a market table every time. Hand thrown in red earthenware sometime around 1880 to 1910, it carries that deep green glaze and cream drip decoration you see on old alpine and Jura pottery, but with a little extra personality built into it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe shape is small and really pleasing in the hand. Rounded belly, pinched pouring lip, and a simple pulled handle attached at the shoulder. Cream and yellow jaspé (dripped slip decoration) runs down the body over the green glaze, while the interior keeps a warm honey colored finish. What makes this one different is the hand applied slip flower on the front with its curling leaves and long stem. A small detail, but it completely changes the piece. There is honest wear along the rim and a tiny chip at the spout from years of use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the sort of pitcher that works anywhere. Wildflowers on a table, wooden spoons beside the stove, or sitting empty on a shelf where the glaze catches the light. Little pieces like this carry so much warmth and feel collected rather than decorated.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52394938433879,"sku":"CER-031","price":370.0,"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.jpg?v=1766332883"},{"product_id":"french-vintage-handmade-terracotta-cooking-pot-kitchen","title":"Antique French Toupin | Glazed Terracotta | 19th Century Cooking Pot","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French toupin is the kind of old cooking pot that tells you exactly what kind of life it lived the second you pick it up. Hand thrown in the South of France during the 19th century, it was made for the hearth, for soups left to simmer slowly near the fire and sauces worked low over embers. The warm yellow glaze is pure Provence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shape is fantastic too. It has a rounded body, flared collar rim and a single side handle that sits far enough back to stay cooler while cooking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe glaze wraps the rim, collar, and interior, while the lower terracotta body was left bare and has darkened naturally from years near the fire. One side carries deeper fire wear than the other, exactly the way these old pots aged in real kitchens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the kind of pottery that immediately grounds a space. Wooden spoons in it by the stove, dried lavender on a farmhouse table, or sitting beside copper and old cutting boards on open shelving. Nothing polished or precious about it. Just a really beautiful old Provençal cooking pot with all the right wear still intact.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52394963960151,"sku":"CER-033","price":255.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/french-vintage-handmade-terracotta-cooking-pot-kitchen-2.jpg?v=1766333019"},{"product_id":"double-handled-jug-glazed-earthenware-vintage","title":"Antique French Rillettes Pot | Glazed Earthenware | Tigré Drip Glaze","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French pot à rillettes (rillettes pot) is exactly the kind of kitchen pottery that is simply just amazing to have around. Small, practical, and completely tied to daily life in a country kitchen. Likely thrown sometime between 1880 and 1920, it would have held duck or pork rillettes sealed under fat and kept close at hand in the pantry or cellar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shape is squat and sturdy with a rounded bell and two hand pulled strap handles that do not quite mirror one another, which honestly makes it better. The glaze is what really carries the piece though. Rich iron brown with long tigré (tiger stripe) drips of green and manganese black running down the body from the firing. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the kind of little French pot that fits anywhere. Beside the stove holding sea salt, on a shelf with old wood and copper, or simply sitting on its own where the glaze can do the work. Small pieces like this are easy to live with and hard to stop looking at once they are there.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52394967007575,"sku":"CER-036","price":235.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/double-handled-jug-glazed-earthenware-vintage-2.jpg?v=1766333079"},{"product_id":"traditional-french-olive-green-ceramic-cruche-country-kitchen","title":"Antique French Gargoulette | Green Glazed Earthenware | Circa 1850","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French gargoulette (Provençal water jug) has real presence to it. Heavier and thicker than most examples this size, with the kind of weight that immediately tells you it is an earlier village piece. Likely dating to around 1850, it was hand thrown in earthenware and glazed in that deep copper green so closely tied to the South of France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shape is fantastic. It has a rounded body, strong strap handle across the top, wide pouring spout on one side and the smaller drinking spout opposite it. You can still see the fine incised banding around the shoulder where the potter finished the piece at the wheel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe glaze is what really carries it though. Deep green with little mineral traces gathered around the spouts from years of actual use. Even the base is fully glazed, which you do not see on later examples of this type of water jug.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the kind of old Provençal pottery that changes the feeling of a room the second you set it down. It simply has a presence that is impossible to ignore. You can feel that this thing spent a long life being useful and now it's ready to be displayed in your home.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52394969727319,"sku":"CER-050","price":795.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/traditional-french-olive-green-ceramic-cruche-country-kitchen-2.jpg?v=1766333145"},{"product_id":"rustic-provencal-ceramic-storage-vessel-farmhouse-pottery","title":"Antique French Pot à Graisse | Glazed Terracotta | Original Merchant Tag","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French pot à graisse (grease pot) grabbed me immediately because the original paper merchant tag is still tied to the handle. That almost never happens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tag references Saint Laurent les Macon and still carries a handwritten price list on the back for cire apprêtée (prepared wax) sold by weight. Somehow, both the pot and its little piece of history managed to stay together for more than a century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pot itself is exactly the kind of country pottery I love most. Small, useful, and completely amazing. Hand thrown in terracotta with a softly tapered body, two little applied button handles, and a dark olive brown glaze worn back naturally in places to the warm clay underneath. Inside, the glaze shifts lighter to a creamy yellow tone, while the rim still carries traces of old kitchen use and handling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the sort of object that does not need styling tricks to feel special. Set it on a shelf beside old wood and copper or leave it exactly as it is with the tag hanging from the handle. The whole thing carries history. A small everyday piece that somehow managed to bring its story along with it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52402418843991,"sku":"CER-034","price":395.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/rustic-provencal-ceramic-storage-vessel-farmhouse-pottery-2.jpg?v=1766480231"},{"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":"pair-of-french-ceramic-green-glazed-pitchers-earthenware","title":"Antique French Jaspé Pitchers | Pair | Green Glaze Dieulefit","description":"\u003cp\u003eFound at a brocante in the South of France, these antique French jaspé pitchers came out of the Drôme provençale, the stretch of country around Dieulefit where pottery has been part of daily life for generations. Likely dating from the late 19th to early 20th century, these two little pichets jaspés (marbled glaze pitchers) clearly spent a long life together in the same kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shapes match beautifully: hand thrown bodies, pulled strap handles, and softly pinched pouring lips. Both are finished in green copper glaze over a pale cream slip on terracotta clay, but each one carries the glaze differently. One has a softer mottled jaspé finish, while the other shows stronger green banding wrapping around the body. That difference is exactly what makes the pair interesting together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet them on a shelf beside stacked plates or use them with flowers from the garden and they immediately bring warmth into the room. The glaze is really what gets you on these. Every drip and worn edge feels completely like it is the result of generations of use. A fantastic pair of old French country pitchers with real personality still intact.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52402428641623,"sku":"CER-035","price":595.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/pair-of-french-ceramic-green-glazed-pitchers-earthenware-2.jpg?v=1766480539"},{"product_id":"green-glazed-ceramic-pitcher-earthenware-french","title":"Antique French Pitcher | Green Glazed Earthenware | Petite Cruche","description":"\u003cp\u003eFound at a brocante in the South of France, this antique French cruche (country pitcher) is exactly the kind of little pottery piece that just fits into any kitchen decor. It's small enough to tuck anywhere, but with enough character that your eye keeps going back to it. Hand thrown in terracotta and finished in a rich copper green glaze, likely late 19th to early 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shape is simple and really nice. Rounded body, narrowed neck, flared pouring lip, and a pulled loop handle that feels right in the hand. You can still see the throwing lines around the neck, along with little glaze drips, pitting, and worn spots where the warm clay shows through underneath. The unglazed foot has gone pale and chalky with age in the best possible way. You can tell this thing was actually used.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet it beside stacked plates, a cutting board, or a few cut flowers from the garden and it just works. The green glaze is what gets you. The kind of small French pottery piece that quietly makes a kitchen feel more lived in.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52402431394135,"sku":"CER-037","price":275.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/green-glazed-ceramic-pitcher-earthenware-french-2.jpg?v=1766480649"},{"product_id":"french-provencal-green-and-ochre-earthenware-compotier","title":"Antique French Provençal Compotier | Green and Ochre Glaze | Late 19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eFound at a brocante in the South of France, this antique French compotier (footed serving bowl) carries exactly the kind of glaze that makes old Provençal pottery so hard to walk away from. The green and ochre terre vernissée (glazed earthenware) surface has wonderful movement throughout, with the colors blending naturally the way only old wood fired pottery can.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe form is simple and generous: a shallow bowl sitting on a well balanced pedestal foot, all thrown by hand by a country potter, most likely. Around the rim and underside, the glaze has worn back over time to reveal the warm terracotta underneath, while the center well settles into a rich deep ochre split with green glaze.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFill it with figs, walnuts, lemons, or whatever came home from the market that morning and it immediately feels at home. Even sitting empty on a kitchen island or sideboard, the glaze and shape do all the work. A really good old piece of Provençal pottery with tons of warmth and personality.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52439749230935,"sku":"CER-044","price":495.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/french-provencal-green-and-ochre-earthenware-compotier-2.jpg?v=1767287067"},{"product_id":"rustic-french-earthenware-fromage-faiselle-cheese-mold","title":"Pair of 19th Century French Ceramic Cheese Strainers","description":"\u003cp\u003eFound at a brocante in the South of France, this antique French faisselle pair tells a wonderful story of old country kitchens and handmade cheese. The larger piece is a glazed moule à fromage (cheese mold), while the smaller one feels older and more primitive, hand thrown in terracotta and pierced by hand for draining fresh curds into soft fromage faisselle (fresh French cheese).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe larger mold carries a rich dark brown glaze with evenly spaced drainage holes running around the body, while the smaller example still shows traces of orange ochre slip against its darker clay surface. Together, the contrast between the refined glaze and the rougher handmade pottery is what makes the pair so good.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese look fantastic together next to the kitchen sink either holding fresh herbs or your kitchen cleaning utensils. They look spectacular in the guest bathroom with old soaps tucked inside. Two generations of humble French dairy pottery sitting side by side, both with real age and character. Plus, they made cheese once. Delicious. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52439749820759,"sku":"CER-054","price":165.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/rustic-french-earthenware-fromage-faiselle-cheese-mold-2.jpg?v=1767287148"},{"product_id":"1780-french-utilitarian-faisselle-green-glazed-earthenware","title":"Antique French Earthenware Colander | Jaspe Glaze Passoire | Late 19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French colander has the kind of color and patina that makes aged southern pottery feel so good. The interior is a warm yellow glaze, while the outside carries green jaspe decoration in loose hand-applied splashes. It feels like a colander that was used daily in a real French kitchen... \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis passoire (colander) likely dates from the late 19th century and is consistent with southern French jaspe pottery styles.  It is reminiscent of the kind of work associated with villages such as Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe terracotta shows through where the glaze has worn at the rim, and there are a few small rim chips from age and use. The yellow and green palette has a soft, lived-in quality that feels completely at home in any home. It is a really wonderful piece of French pottery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, it can still be used as a strainer for fruit, veggies or fresh greens. 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Shallow and wide with a short hollow handle, it was made for slow cooking. Likely from Aubagne or the surrounding region, consistent with late 18th to early 19th century Provençal pottery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe glaze is fantastic. Warm ochre yellow with scattered green accents that nod loosely toward the jaspé (marbled slipware) tradition, all softened by age and use. The iconic tubular handle was designed to take a wooden rod so the cook could manage the pan over the fire without burning a hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnderneath, dark scorch marks still remain from years beside the hearth, while inside, a few areas of glaze loss likely came from moisture freezing long ago in storage. The wear feels completely appropriate to the age of the piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the kind of old pottery that quietly anchors a kitchen once it is there. Set it beside copper, wood, and stone and the color alone warms the whole room. 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Wheel thrown with a hand pinched pouring lip and simple incised bands at the neck. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe glaze on this one is really good. Soft golden ochre with natural variation throughout, shifting in the light and warming up even more when styled beside wood or copper. The handle was dipped separately in deep brown manganese glaze and finished with a fluted detail where it joins the body. Inside, the glaze carries all the way down with light crazing from age and use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the kind of French pichet (pitcher) that fits into the modern kitchen naturally. Fill it with herbs from the garden, wildflowers on the counter, or chilled rosé on a summer table and it just works. Small old pottery pieces like this have a warmth to them that modern ceramics never quite seem to manage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52498644435287,"sku":"CER-071","price":208.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/early-french-provincial-earthenware-kitchen-pitcher-2.jpg?v=1767897067"},{"product_id":"rustic-french-olive-oil-pottery-jar-green-glaze-early-20th-century","title":"Antique French Gargoulette | Emerald Green Glaze | Likely 19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French gargoulette is a beautiful example of the pottery styles that defined everyday life in the South of France for generations. These two spouted water jugs were designed to keep water naturally cool, and this one likely dates from the late 19th to early 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shape on this one is especially elegant, with a rounded shoulder, tall arched handle, and opposing filling and pouring spouts balanced across the top. They are well formed and crisp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe emerald green glaze is what really makes the piece. It flows naturally over the upper body before giving way to the warm terracotta below, with fine craquelure across the surface from decades of age and use. The lower body remains unglazed in the traditional way, and the turned recessed foot gives the piece a slightly more refined feel than the rougher \"country potter\" examples you often see.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the kind of pottery that instantly changes the mood of a room. 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Small signed Pichon pieces like this have so much warmth and character it is no wonder they are so popular.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52502542188887,"sku":"DEC-054","price":425.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/provencal-pichon-uzes-earthenware-vase-deep-green-glaze-2.jpg?v=1767963673"},{"product_id":"french-terracotta-pitcher-from-the-1800s","title":"Antique French Terracotta Pitcher | Pinched Pouring Lip | Mid to Late 19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French terracotta pitcher is a wonderful little country piece, hand thrown in the first half of the 19th century for simple everyday use. The pinched pouring lip was shaped by thumb rather than tool, the walls vary slightly in thickness, and the softly uneven silhouette tells you immediately it was made quickly by hand in a rural workshop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo maker’s mark visible, which is exactly what you would expect on pottery like this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe outside is left in warm unglazed red clay with small firing marks and the inside was coated in a matte brown glaze to help hold liquids. Little details, but they are what make old pottery like this so good.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis kind of French pichet en terre cuite (terracotta pitcher) sat on farmhouse tables holding water or wine for generations. Today it looks just as right on a kitchen shelf with dried lavender tucked inside or sitting on the counter chock full of utensils. Small early pieces with this much character are just lovely to have around.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52576929546583,"sku":"CER-078","price":336.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/19th-century-french-terracotta-pitcher-rustic-pottery-2.jpg?v=1768763875"},{"product_id":"painted-early-19th-century-wire-egg-basket","title":"Antique French Green Wire Egg Basket | Original Paint Scroll Rim | Mid 20th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French egg basket has exactly the kind of lived-in character that makes it feel great in any kitchen. Known in France as a panier à oeufs (egg basket), the bulbous wire form, scrolling upper rim, and wrapped carry handle are all consistent with mid century French kitchenware, likely dating from around 1950 to 1970. The original green paint is still there, worn back naturally in all the right places.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe body is built from hand assembled steel wire with circular openwork running from top to bottom and a decorative loop detail around the rim. The handle is wrapped in painted wire, now softened and worn from years of use. Small areas of oxidation and exposed steel give the basket warmth and depth without taking away from the structure at all. It still feels sturdy and still ready to work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFill it with brown eggs, garlic, lemons, or market vegetables and it immediately looks at home on the counter. It also works beautifully hanging from a wall hook or filled with dried lavender on open shelving. This is not decorative kitchenware pretending to be old. 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Produced in the Languedoc region of southwest France, likely in the early 20th century, these water jugs were made to be carried out to vineyards and fields for filling at the village well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe form is unmistakable: a tall arched carry handle across the top, a side pouring spout, and a smaller side handle for balance and pouring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe glaze on this one is fantastic. A rich emerald green deepens into jade tones across the body before softening near the foot where the warm terracotta clay begins to show through. The fitted lid completes the silhouette perfectly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis antique French water jug carries the marks of a working life. A stable hairline crack runs along the body and continues across the base, visible but not separating. There are also glaze losses around the spout and a small chip at the rim where the lid rests. None of it is hidden. 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The soft cream tin glaze is hand painted with loose floral decoration in cobalt blue, ochre, and copper green, a palette you see across regional French faience from the mid 19th century. No maker’s mark visible, just a really beautiful piece of country pottery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe form is simple and full of character. Deep wheel throwing rings still show inside, the spout is pinched by hand, and the unglazed terracotta foot was pared at the wheel before firing. The painted flowers and little fern sprigs have that quick confident brushwork that only comes from repetition and experience. It's a wonderful pitcher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis kind of French water jug sat on farmhouse tables for generations holding wine or water for everyday meals. Today it looks just as good filled with flowers, sitting beside a stack of old plates, or standing alone on a counter. The silhouette and glaze really do most of the work here. A lovely old piece that feels unmistakably French the second you see it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52587069079895,"sku":"CER-070","price":625.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/antique-french-faience-style-creamware-water-jug-handled-2.jpg?v=1768913973"},{"product_id":"antique-french-watering-can-in-zinc-circa-1900","title":"Antique French Zinc Watering Can | Galvanized Sheet Zinc | Late 19th to Early 20th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French watering can has the kind of surface you only get from decades spent outdoors in a real country garden. 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You can see some of the warm orange red terracotta peeking through... it's just wonderful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe inside tells the story of how it was made. You can still see the turning rings from the wheel and the potter’s thumb press where the handle meets the rim. A small run of glaze drips naturally from the lip down the side. No maker’s mark, just the hand of the person who made it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis kind of French country pottery spent decades on farmhouse tables holding water, wine, oil, whatever the kitchen needed that day. The wear is exactly what you hope to find: softened edge lines, light glaze loss at the high points, and gentle abrasions across the lower body from years of real use. It would love to be styled next to old wood and copper, or fill it with olive branches and it immediately feels at home. The kind of piece that quietly makes a statement.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52600081940823,"sku":"CER-072","price":455.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/antique-french-blackened-terracotta-cooking-pot-handled-2.jpg?v=1769013588"},{"product_id":"classic-european-mustard-jars-with-cork-stoppers","title":"Antique French Mustard Pots | Set of Three Stoneware Jars | Cork Lids | Mid-20th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis set of three antique French mustard pots captures the quiet utility and warmth of everyday French kitchen pottery. Originally produced as pots à moutarde (mustard jars) for the sale of traditional Dijon and Meaux style mustards, the pieces likely date around the 1940s and retain their original cork stoppers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach jar features the classic cylindrical form with a slightly raised neck typical of mid century French commercial stoneware packaging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe three pots are finished in softly varied matte glazes ranging from deep walnut brown to warm ochre tones, giving the grouping a naturally collected look. Inside, the fully glazed interiors remain smooth and practical for continued use today. Small differences in tone and finish between the jars reflect the handmade nature of the production and add to their charm. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrouped together on a kitchen counter, these antique French mustard crocks bring an effortless sense of rustic French simplicity into the home. Perfect for sea salt, peppercorns, dried herbs, or even small stems of lavender and rosemary, they are as useful as they are decorative. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52640713703767,"sku":"DEC-035","price":625.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/old-european-glazed-mustard-pottery-jars-2.jpg?v=1769434511"},{"product_id":"vintage-french-aluminum-spice-tins-set-of-5","title":"Vintage French Aluminium Canister Set | Brass Labels | Mid 20th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat I love about old French kitchen canisters is that they tell you exactly how a household cooked. This vintage French canister set still carries its original brass labels: Farine (flour), Café (coffee), Chicorée (chicory), Thé (tea), and Poivre (pepper). Five everyday ingredients, lined up on a shelf and reached for thousands of times. Made in France in the mid 20th century, the set is complete, which is becoming increasingly difficult to find.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach canister was spun from pure aluminium and fitted with its original lid. Over the decades, the metal has mellowed into a soft grey that feels much warmer than new aluminium ever could.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe brass plaques provide just enough contrast, their lettering still crisp and easy to read. Turn them over and the bases remain marked marque déposée aluminium pur, a reminder that these were made to be practical household tools. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe best part is that they still work exactly as intended. Coffee, tea, flour, sea salt, or whatever finds its way into them. Lined up on a shelf or next to the stove, they immediately make a kitchen feel more Provencal in just an instant. And finding all five pieces still together, right down to the little poivre canister that is so often missing, is part of what makes this set special. A really beautiful set of everyday French kitchen history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52747520606551,"sku":"DEC-049","price":295.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/vintage-french-aluminium-spice-tins-set-of-five-2.jpg?v=1770549984"},{"product_id":"antique-french-terracotta-cooking-pot-circa-1900","title":"Antique French Confit Pot | Earthenware | Late 19th C.","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe darkness on the lower half is what gives this little antique French confit pot its whole personality. It has the look of a piece that spent its working life close to the hearth, with the honey-brown glaze catching the light. The terracotta below turned deep and smoky from years of use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt feels like a real antique piece of pottery from southwest France. This is the kind of small preserving pot that would have been lifted, filled, stored, and brought back into use season after season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis antique French earthenware confit pot, or toupin, likely dates from the late 19th to early 20th century. It has a warm glaze coating the interior, the rim, and the upper shoulders. The lower body remains unglazed, just touched by the fire for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe size is especially appealing. It is smaller than many confit pots, making it easy to place on a shelf, counter, mantel, or kitchen windowsill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe surface tells the story beautifully, with glaze drips, light scratches through the soot-darkened terracotta, and softened edges from decades in service. It brings the feeling of an old French kitchen into a room without needing to say too much, especially when paired with copper, stoneware, linen, or a simple bunch of herbs from the garden.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52747525423447,"sku":"CER-086","price":293.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/antique-french-terracotta-pot-fire-blackened-19th-century-2.jpg?v=1770550080"},{"product_id":"antique-french-wrought-iron-chimney-cowl-with-rotating-wind-vanes","title":"Antique French Painted Iron Weathervane | Rooftop Girouette with Cardinal Compass","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere is something wonderful about old French rooftop pieces because they were made to live outside, above the house, quietly reading the wind. This antique French painted iron weathervane still has that poetry. It is bold, graphic and full of movement, with a tall flag, wide iron tail, counterweight and hand-shaped compass letters that make it feel almost like architectural folk art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKnown in France as a girouette, this weathervane was likely made in the early 20th century, possibly late 19th century, and is consistent with French regional ironwork from the period. It was made to indicate wind direction from a rooftop, barn, garden structure or outbuilding. No maker’s mark is visible in the available images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe assembly is wonderfully complete. The upper flag pivots from its iron frame, while the riveted sheet-iron tail catches the wind and turns the whole form. A small cylindrical counterweight balances the opposite side, and below, the fixed compass shows the four cardinal letters O, E, S and N for Ouest, Est, Sud and Nord. Each letter is bent from iron wire by hand, which gives the base so much personality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe surface carries old black paint with weathering, oxidation and areas of natural wear from decades exposed to the elements. You can see the rivets, seams, hand-shaped wire and forged details throughout. Nothing about it feels overly standardized, and that is exactly what makes it so appealing. It has the honest, slightly imperfect character of an object that really did its job outside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eToday, it would be fantastic mounted on a garden post, displayed in an entry, set against a stone wall, or used indoors as sculptural French architectural salvage. It brings height, line and a strong graphic silhouette to a room or garden. 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The teardrop body, tall straight neck and applied neck ring give it a bold, sculptural presence that does not need a wicker carrier or extra decoration to feel complete.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis dame-jeanne (demijohn) likely dates from the late 19th to early 20th century. It was free blown rather than mold made, with no visible mold seam on the body. The glass has small irregularities, soft striations and slight variations in thickness, all consistent with hand-blown French utility glass from the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe neck is what makes this demijohn especially interesting. Just below the rim is a thick applied glass collar, tooled while still hot into a notched ring. Most surviving demijohns have simpler necks, so this detail gives the bottle a more finished and distinctive feeling. The rim itself was sheared from the mouthpiece and left unfinished, consistent with old French glass production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe color gives the whole piece its atmosphere. In lower light, it feels dark and grounded. Near a window, the olive glass catches the sun and shows its depth. You can see the subtle unevenness in the walls, the slight hand-made variation in the glass and the visual weight of a bottle that once belonged to the cellar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, it would be beautiful on a console, stone floor or in a corner where the demijohn can uplift the space around it. Fill it with tall branches or leave it empty and let the glass do the work. 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It gives the whole bottle a wonderful cellar feeling, like it was pulled from a quiet corner where it had been waiting for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis dame-jeanne (demijohn) likely dates from the early to mid 19th century. It was hand blown in France as serious utility glass, made for storing wine or other liquids in a cellar. The glass is a deep olive green that reads almost black until the light moves through it. Then the color opens up and you start to see the depth, bubbles and unevenness that make old hand-blown glass so beautiful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAround the neck, the doubled glass ring was applied by hand, giving the iron chain something to grip. The walls are thick and slightly uneven, with small seed bubbles suspended throughout the glass. These are the details that separate early hand-blown French glass from later standardized production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shape has real presence. 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You could also mix it with other antique French wine bottles, cornichon or truffle jars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dark olive glass brings weight, age and atmosphere everywhere it goes. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52829072752983,"sku":"GLS-032","price":845.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/19th-century-provencal-wine-bonbonne-dark-green-glass-2.jpg?v=1771508865"},{"product_id":"19th-century-french-rustic-green-bonbonne-traditional-wine-storage-vessel","title":"Antique French Demijohn | Hand Blown Green Glass | Late 19th to Early 20th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French demijohn has a detail that ties it directly to the old wine trade: the original 20L capacity mark is embossed into the base. That is such a cool detail. It tells us this was not decorative glass when it was made. 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The thick walls and generous proportions give it real presence, especially when placed on the floor or used to anchor a corner of a room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, it would be beautiful on a stone floor, beside a console table or near a sunlit window where the green glass can do its work. It still has the feeling of the French cellar, but now it brings light and a wonderful quiet presence into the home.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52829101064535,"sku":"GLS-018","price":445.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/antique-french-green-glass-demijohn-wine-bottle-2.jpg?v=1771509225"},{"product_id":"antique-french-galvanized-zinc-watering-can-rustic-garden-arrosoir","title":"Antique French Zinc Watering Can | Milk Can Shape Arrosoir | Early 20th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe silhouette is what makes this antique French zinc watering can so good. It has the shape of an old milk can, with a rounded body, narrow shoulder, removable lid and high carrying handle arching over the top. It feels more sculptural than an ordinary arrosoir, but still completely practical, the kind of garden piece that would have been carried in and out of a French potager for years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis arrosoir, or watering can, likely dates from the early 20th century and is consistent with French zinc garden pieces from the period. The body is made in galvanized zinc with a banded base, a tapering upper section, a side handle, and a long straight spout fitted with its removable rose sprinkler head. No maker’s mark is visible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe construction has that honest country feeling. You can see the soldered seams, riveted handle attachments, rolled bands and small working details that made the piece useful first. The removable lid is a lovely feature, giving access to the reservoir and making the whole shape feel even closer to a traditional milk can.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe zinc has aged into a soft pale gray, with darker oxidation, surface wear and greenish staining settled around the seams and edges. The rose head has taken on a warmer rusty tone, which contrasts beautifully with the cooler zinc body. It has exactly the kind of weathered surface that makes old French garden objects so appealing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eToday, it would be wonderful in a garden room, entryway, greenhouse, covered terrace or French country kitchen. Remove the lid and fill it with dried lavender, garden roses, tall branches or seasonal flowers, or simply leave it empty where the shape can speak for itself. 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The baskets themselves are beautifully made, but the dark use marks left behind in the cloth after decades of making bread... so authentic.  Turn them over and you can still see the outline of countless loaves that rested there before heading into the oven.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese antique French baguette proofing baskets, or bannetons (bread proofing baskets), came out of a working boulangerie and carry the kind of wear that is impossible to fake. Made in France around 1940 to 1950, they have clearly spent most of their lives doing exactly what they were built to do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pair is hand woven from willow wicker and lined with heavy natural linen stitched into place by hand. Long, narrow, and shallow, they were made specifically for baguettes during their final rise before baking. The weave remains tight and well-proportioned, finished with the traditional over-looped rim and tapered ends. The willow has mellowed into a warm honey-copper tone, while the linen tells the real story of years spent on a bakery bench.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat I like most is that they stayed together. Bakery equipment usually gets used hard, replaced, discarded, or separated over time. These did not. You can easily picture them stacked in the corner of a village bakery at the end of the day, waiting for tomorrow's dough. Today they look just as good holding fresh baguettes, market fruit, or nothing at all. The wear is the appeal here. Every mark in the linen is evidence that they earned it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52928697893207,"sku":"DEC-059","price":475.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/vintage-french-baguette-proofing-baskets-linen-2.jpg?v=1772638398"},{"product_id":"antique-hand-carved-wooden-grain-scoop-with-rich-aged-patina","title":"Antique French Wooden Grain Scoop | Hand Carved | 19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French wooden grain scoop was made for the daily work of a farmhouse pantry, and it shows in every line. Carved from a single block of wood, with a deep boat shaped basin. It's a functional and handsome piece. You can see that it was carved with the intention of lasting for generations. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe patina is the kind that only forms over many decades of use. A warm reddish brown, deepened almost to chocolate where the wood saw the most use. The wood grain still shows clearly. Likely 19th to early 20th century, consistent with regional French farmhouse work of that period. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis antique pantry scoop feels at home in a modern day kitchen as well. Instead of being used in a flour bin or a grain sack, you can fill it with clementines for a winter table or lavender for that true essence of Provence. It is a handsome and richly expressive piece to add to any wood collection as well.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52930361524567,"sku":"DEC-013","price":285.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/rustic-french-farmhouse-wood-grain-scoop-2.jpg?v=1772640799"},{"product_id":"vintage-french-country-bread-board-in-solid-wood-with-hanging-cord","title":"Antique French Cutting Board | Beautiful Patina | Late 19th C.","description":"\u003cp\u003eSome cutting boards seem to collect character faster than others. This antique French chopping board seems to have been created with plenty of character over a century ago... it is the quintessential antique French cutting board shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarved from a single thick plank of hardwood, likely walnut or chestnut, you can see some silvery flecks in the grain catching the light across the surface. A small impressed mark remains on the working face, while jute cord has been threaded through the handle for hanging at some point recently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFine knife scratches crisscross the surface, layered one over another from decades of preparing meals. Along the edges, deep rows of chopping marks remain where herbs, garlic, and charcuterie were chopped up. The wear is beautifully irregular, adding to the charm of this old cutting board. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDating from the late 19th to early 20th century, it belongs to the long tradition of French country kitchen boards that were made to be used every day and kept for generations. Leaned against a backsplash, hung from the wall with your other French cutting boards or kitchen collection... or displayed under some copper and pottery. However it is used, it brings the warmth and authenticity of a well-lived French kitchen into the room. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis listing shows evidence of historic woodworm activity consistent with age and provenance. The piece has been treated and is structurally sound. As with all antique wood, periodic preventative care may be considered over time. 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The 1784 is not the date of manufacture, but taken from one of the Stefano Ugolini hotels in Florence. The mill itself is mid 20th century Italian work in the maker's signature style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tall square column body of this vintage Italian pepper grinder has a hinged brass dome top that opens for filling. An iron crank drives the original steel mechanism, and a small wooden door on the front, with its brass knob, slides out to release the freshly ground pepper. It is substantial and beautifully made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe companion piece is a turned wood Italian salt shaker on a stepped pedestal, capped with a perforated brass dome and finished with a teardrop finial. Its own brass plaque is engraved Sale in cursive script, and the underside is stamped Made in Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe two pieces stand together on the table the way they were meant to. A matched set like this is hard to find, but will bring an amazing amount of charm to any table setting.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52986591510871,"sku":"KWE-001","price":531.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/italian-wood-salt-pepper-mills-firenze-1784-2.jpg?v=1773232181"},{"product_id":"traditional-french-farmhouse-small-wooden-chopping-board-thick-hand-carved-kitchen-board","title":"Vintage French Bread Board | Cutting Board | Mid 20th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eNot every French cutting board was made for a farmhouse table. Some were made for everyday life. This antique French planche à pain (bread board) has the proportions of a cutting board that stayed close at hand. Most likely used for all the odd jobs throughout the day rather than for the large chopping jobs for special occasions. Compact and easy to wash, you know it was used often in every kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shape is unique. It has a thick slab of oak for the cutting board a thinner handle that  handle has a leather hanging cord (this looks recently added). Unlike artificially aged boards, the wear here settles naturally into the grain, creating a depth and texture from actual daily use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat I appreciate about a board like this is that it still should be used today. It's got so much life left in it, and is the perfect size for cutting the daily citrus for tea, peppers for an omelette or that delicious piece of comte fromage you've been saving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLean it against a backsplash, hang it from the wall with your other antique French cutting boards, or keep it within reach on the counter. This is one of those purchases that is ready for use for generations to come.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52986606485847,"sku":"CUT-010","price":165.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/rustic-french-mini-bread-board-thick-wood-kitchen-paddle-2.jpg?v=1773232685"},{"product_id":"antique-french-wooden-cutting-board-with-chamfered-corners","title":"Antique French Bread Board | Hand Carved Beech | Provincial Farmhouse","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French bread board, or planche à pain ancienne, was never tucked away for special occasions. It sat where it could be reached, used, cleaned, and used again. Cut from a single thick plank of beech, it has the kind of confidence that only comes from doing one job well for a very long time. The form and age of the wood place this likely in the late 19th to early 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe construction is beautiful and simple. Shaped from one piece of wood, the working face has knife scoring running in every direction. The beech has aged into a warm honey  tone, and where the patina thins you can still see the characteristic flecks in the grain. Near the lower edge, a small knot carries a small crack, the sort of thing that happens when wood spends a century adapting to changing seasons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis board has all of its history on display. It was most likely used daily as a cutting board, bread board and utility board. Lean this one against a backsplash, hang it from a peg, or use it exactly as intended beneath a loaf of bread, a wedge of Comté, and a good knife. 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This piece just screams authentic patina.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was created in the early 19th century, hand formed from a single sheet of copper.  This took talent to create. The handles are cast brass, with each held to the body by four iron rivets. Iron, not copper. That iron rivet construction is a signature of early French chaudronnier work, before the trade industrialized and copper rivets became standard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis small antique French copper serving bowl can be used today to hold fruit on the counter or be displayed with other fantastic antique copper creations. The warm copper glow from this bowl is just delightful to see in person. It is simply a patina that is impossible to recreate. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52986648920407,"sku":"COP-011","price":415.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/antique-french-copper-saute-pan-with-brass-handles-2.jpg?v=1773233165"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/collections\/french-country-decor.jpg?v=1781874632","url":"https:\/\/theprovencecollection.com\/collections\/french-country-decor.oembed","provider":"The Provence Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}