{"title":"French Ironstone | Terre de Fer","description":"\u003cp\u003eRefined, resilient and closely tied to 19th-century French tableware... Terre de Fer holds a special place in the history of French ceramics. Also known as French ironstone, it was produced by celebrated makers such as Sarreguemines, Creil et Montereau, Lunéville and Gien.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlates, platters, tureens, compotiers, pitchers and serving pieces are admired for their elegant forms, crisp transferware decoration and soft palettes of blue, sepia, green or black. Floral motifs, rural scenes, landscapes, birds and delicate borders give each piece a decorative presence that still feels easy to live with.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur French Ironstone and Terre de Fer collection is chosen for the quality of its decoration, the balance of its shape and the gently aged patina that only time can create. Light crazing, worn edges, small imperfections and signs of use are part of the charm of these antique French ceramics, whether collected, displayed or brought to a table full of character.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"french-creil-et-montereau-pot-a-ustensiles-brown-faience-circa-1900","title":"Antique French Pot a Confiture | Creil et Montereau | Brown Glaze","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis little French confiture pot has more presence than its size suggests. The brown glaze moves from deep amber to warm caramel, with enough variation and age to make it feel amazing in any kitchen. It is exactly the kind of small kitchen piece that finds a place in the heart right away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis pot à confiture, or preserve jar, was made by Creil et Montereau and carries the Déposée mark on the base. The terre de fer body shows through in places where the glaze has thinned, giving the piece even more character. Brown glazed examples are harder to find than the more common cream or white versions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally made for jam or preserves, it would be wonderful today for wooden spoons, short flowers or small kitchen odds and ends. The crazing, glaze drips and warm surface wear give it the quiet charm of something that has lived in French kitchens for generations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52498550063447,"sku":"CER-098","price":256.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/french-creil-et-montereau-pot-a-ustensiles-brown-faience-circa-1900-2.jpg?v=1767895502"},{"product_id":"antique-longwy-capucine-covered-french-tureen","title":"Antique French Soup Tureen | Longwy Ironstone | Capucine Blue Transferware","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French Longwy soup tureen has that graceful table presence that makes a meal feel elevated for before anyone sits down. The cream body, blue floral garlands, sculpted handles and domed lid feel elegant... but still completely at home in a French country kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarked Longwy Capucine on the base, with an impressed Longwy roundel, this soupière couverte likely dates from the late 19th to early 20th century. The Capucine pattern combines blue transferware decoration with hand-painted blue accents along the handles, foot and molded details.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shape is beautifully balanced, with a low pedestal foot, deep round body and sculpted leaf finial on the lid. Filled for soup, displayed on a sideboard or kept with other blue and white French tableware, it brings classic Longwy charm to the table.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52532941160791,"sku":"FAI-037","price":360.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/antique-longwy-capucine-porcelain-covered-tureen-french-tableware-2.jpg?v=1768308828"},{"product_id":"soft-blue-glazed-antique-porcelain-soup-tureen","title":"Antique Mettlach Tureen | Villeroy and Boch | Soft Blue Glaze","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique Mettlach tureen has a softness to its glaze that makes it feel instantly at home on any table or in any kitchen. The pale blue glaze is just sublime. The tureen itself has a rounded body, domed lid and little ring finial give it a quiet elegance... the kind that works beautifully with linen, old silver and a loaf of bread nearby.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarked Villeroy \u0026amp; Boch Mettlach underneath, this soupière dates from the late 19th to early 20th century, during the period when Mettlach pieces were widely used and appreciated in French households. The shape follows a French Louis XV tureen style, with scrolled side handles and a fitted lid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe glaze shows fine crazing and natural age, with soft pooling around the handles and lower body. It's just a knockout for anyone who loves blue faience.  You can fill it with soup, display it between meals on the counter or place it on a sideboard and it brings a calm, beautiful table presence every day.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52532982153559,"sku":"FAI-036","price":410.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/antique-mettlach-villeroy-boch-porcelain-soup-tureen-soft-blue-glaze-2.jpg?v=1768309292"},{"product_id":"french-stoneware-vintage-green-soup-tureen","title":"Antique French Saint-Amand Soupière | Fruits Pattern Faience, c. 1900","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French soupière has the kind of presence that makes any table feel more sophisticated before the meal is even served. The rounded body, domed lid, ribbon loop finial and deep teal-green transferware give it a generous country-table feeling... it's elegant without being too formal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarked for A. Lebacqz et M. Bouchart of Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, this covered tureen is in the Fruits pattern and dates to around 1892 to 1912. The decoration includes leafy garlands, fruit and scrollwork on a warm cream faience body, with the pattern continuing across the lid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe glaze shows fine crazing, surface wear and interior staining from long use. The lid sits well and no cracks are visible. Filled with soup for Sunday lunch or displayed between meals, it brings real French faience charm to the table.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52574313742679,"sku":"FAI-035","price":515.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/vintage-french-faience-soup-tureen-green-transferware-2.jpg?v=1768741579"},{"product_id":"antique-french-ff-pexonne-ironstone-water-pitcher","title":"Antique French Fenal Frères Pichet | Pexonne Oiseaux Pattern, c. 1890–1910","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe mark makes this antique French pichet especially satisfying. The base reads OISEAUX F.F. PEXONNE, tying the pitcher to Fenal Frères at Pexonne in Lorraine. Add the blue bird-and-floral transferware, warm age to the glaze and that wonderful branch-style handle... and the whole piece feels full of French antique wonder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis pichet, or pitcher, likely dates from around 1890 to 1910. The Oiseaux pattern wraps the body with a partridge in tall grasses, peony flowers, foliage and a small landscape cartouche. The beaded rim and molded handle details give it more personality than a standard everyday jug.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe glaze shows fine crazing, warm toning around the rim and spout and small marks from long use. Display it with white ironstone, use it for flowers or let it stand on a shelf where the blue decoration and Pexonne mark can be enjoyed. This is one of my favorite pitchers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52576866763095,"sku":"TWE-019","price":255.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/rare-french-fenal-freres-pexonne-pitcher-floral-bird-motif-2.jpg?v=1768763394"},{"product_id":"antique-french-badonviller-soup-tureen-etoile","title":"Antique French Covered Serving Dish | Badonviller Étoile | Circa 1900","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French covered serving dish has a detail I really like: the lid and base have aged differently. The lid is still almost stark white, while the bottom has warmed into a creamier tone with visible crazing and staining.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen I purchased it, the lid had been stored in a cloth bag and the base had not... which explains the difference beautifully. They are the original matching set, but each piece tells a slightly different story of how it was handled and kept over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pattern is Étoile, meaning star, by the Faïencerie de Badonviller in Lorraine. It is one of the more difficult Badonviller designs to source, with fine dark blue transfer decoration running across both the lid and body. The design has scrolling Art Nouveau tendrils, stylized florets, and small star medallions in a decorative band that gives the whole piece a soft, elegant style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis antique French légumier likely dates from the early 20th century and was produced at the Théophile Fenal factory in Badonviller. The underside is marked Étoile Badonviller FT. The dish is beautifully balanced, with a low rounded body on a small footed base and a domed lid with a small scrolled finial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe body shows overall fine craquelure, with warmer staining to the glaze. As mentioned, the lid remains noticeably whiter. I find that contrast interesting because it gives you a glimpse into the life of the set. One part was protected... the other more exposed and together they still belong exactly as they are.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, it would be beautiful on a sideboard or French country table, either used for serving or displayed with other blue and white transferware. It has the quiet charm of an old family serving piece... the kind brought out for a meal and then kept close because it was too pretty to hide away.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52576937673047,"sku":"TWE-022","price":285.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/early-20th-century-french-tureen-badonviller-etoile-pattern-2.jpg?v=1768763989"},{"product_id":"french-faience-compote-in-blue-and-white-transferware","title":"Antique French Pedestal Cake Stand | Faience Fine | E. Bourgeois Paris Grand Dépôt","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French compotier from the Grand Dépôt of E. Bourgeois in Paris has the kind of quiet elegance that makes a table feel finished without even trying. The soft blue transfer printed border sits beautifully against the warm cream faïence fine (refined earthenware) body, with scrolling cartouches and rosettes wrapping around the rim and repeating again in miniature on the pedestal foot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLikely dating from the late 19th to early 20th century, it is a lovely example of the refined tableware sold through some of Paris’ great decorative houses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe surface has aged exactly the way you hope these old French pieces will. A soft golden patina settles across the center well, while fine crazing runs gently through the glaze under the light. The transfer decoration still feels crisp and balanced, with an inner band of delicate scrollwork and an outer border of stylised fan motifs giving the piece just enough movement without overwhelming the form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the kind of stand that immediately makes whatever sits on it look better. Pears and figs on a kitchen counter, pastries at breakfast, a warm tarte tatin brought straight to the table on a Sunday afternoon. Even sitting empty on open shelving, the silhouette carries itself beautifully. A really good old Paris piece with all the warmth and wear welcomed in any curated home.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52580800561495,"sku":"TWE-016","price":585.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/antique-french-faience-pedestal-compote-e-bourgeois-2.jpg?v=1768815645"},{"product_id":"blue-and-white-antique-transferware-compote-from-pompadour","title":"Antique French Compote Plate | Boulenger Choisy-le-Roi | Pompadour Pattern","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French compote plate has that soft blue-and-cream look that immediately feels at home on a table. The shallow bowl sits on a low pedestal foot, giving it just enough lift to feel special without becoming formal. It is the kind of piece that works beautifully for fruit, cheese, small pastries or simply sitting out where the transferware pattern can be enjoyed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pattern is Pompadour by Hte Boulenger \u0026amp; Cie of Choisy-le-Roi, one of the important French faience makers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The underside is clearly marked Pompadour with a beautiful backstamp. This piece likely dates from around 1880 to 1910, consistent with the mark, material and pattern.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe decoration is blue transferware on a warm cream terre de fer body. The rococo cartouches sit around the rim, each enclosing a small romantic landscape vignette. They are framed by sprays of berries and fern-like foliage. The design has enough detail to feel elegant, but the soft color keeps the whole piece easy to have on the counter every day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt would be beautiful holding pears, cherries, citrus, cheese or something sweet after lunch. It could also sit on a shelf with other blue transferware. The pedestal foot gives it a little height, and the Pompadour pattern brings a really wonderful feeling with it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52580816060759,"sku":"TWE-015","price":95.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/french-blue-white-transferware-compote-plate-pompadour-1.jpg?v=1772800271"},{"product_id":"terre-de-fer-grigny-transferware-beautiful-bowl","title":"Antique French Saladier | Grigny Terre de Fer | Late 19th C","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French saladier has the kind of easy table beauty that makes you want to use it. The warm ivory color, soft blue floral wreath and fine dentelle border feel fresh without being delicate... perfect for cherries, tomatoes, salad or fruit at the center of the table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis saladier, or deep serving bowl, likely dates from the late 19th century and is consistent with French terre de fer and faience fine tableware of the period. The blue transferware wraps the well with flowers, while a small floral sprig sits quietly at the center.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe glaze shows crazing, soft staining and age from long use. The underside carries a worn faience mark and an impressed size number. It is simple, useful and wonderfully French... the kind of bowl that looks just as good on a dresser as it does in the middle of lunch.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52586998301015,"sku":"TWE-014","price":255.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/19th-century-french-terre-de-fer-grigny-basin-blue-white-02.jpg?v=1772800925"},{"product_id":"beautifully-stained-h-b-cie-footed-bowl","title":"Antique French Faïence Bowl | HB et Cie Choisy-le-Roi | Early 20th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eA charming antique French faïence bowl marked on the underside for HB et Cie of Choisy-le-Roi, likely dating to the early 20th century. The warm jaspé (mottled glaze) finish in deep brown tones, paired with a bright ochre band at the rim, gives the piece the earthy character so associated with French country pottery of the period... but this is a unique bowl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJaspé and spongé glazes are normally associated with regional French country pottery, not normally seen from a faïencerie like Choisy-le-Roi. This may be a transition piece from one of the experimental periods of HB \u0026amp; Cie. It is uncommon to see this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bowl stands on a small turned pedestal foot and is fitted with two molded side handles in a stylized leaf form. Incised bands accented with red and black wrap the body and foot, while the softly speckled glaze continues across the interior. The proportions are especially pleasing, simple, balanced, and easy to place throughout the home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect beside the stove filled with sea salt, on the table with olives at apéro, or styled on open shelving among stoneware and copper, this antique Choisy-le-Roi bowl brings a quiet sense of French farmhouse warmth wherever it lands.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52641247494487,"sku":"FAI-030","price":412.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/vintage-hb-cie-choisy-le-roi-ceramic-bowl-2.jpg?v=1769435445"},{"product_id":"antique-french-felix-potin-jar-c-1880-1920","title":"Antique French Felix Potin Jam Pot | Confitures Fines Paris | Late 19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere is something really fun about old French publicity pieces like this. Before everything came in disposable packaging, even a pot of jam could arrive in a little ceramic container worth keeping. This antique French Felix Potin confiture pot still has that feeling: useful, charming and tied directly to the everyday pantry life of Paris at the end of the 19th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe front is printed in green with a cartouche reading Confitures Fines Felix Potin Paris, framed by laurel swags, ribbons and floral scrollwork. Below the lettering is a small medallion where the flavor of the jam would once have been written by hand. How cool is that?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis pot à confiture (jam pot) was made in faience fine, most likely at the Manufacture KG Lunéville workshops, which produced ceramics for Felix Potin in the late 19th and early 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFelix Potin was one of the great names in the development of the modern Parisian grocery, and branded pots like this traveled into thousands of French kitchens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe underside carries the mark of the original Felix Potin factory at La Villette in Paris, which gives the piece another wonderful layer of history. The white ceramic shows soft crazing, gentle wear on the bottom and the kind of age that makes it feel like it came straight from an old pantry shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, it would be beautiful holding wooden spoons, silverware, flowers, pencils or little kitchen odds and ends. It would also sit perfectly on a shelf with French ironstone, transferware or old advertising pieces. This lovely little jam pot carries a really wonderful story of French food, packaging, pantry life and Parisian grocery history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52685393559895,"sku":"CER-082","price":285.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/antique-french-felix-potin-confiture-jar-paris-2.jpg?v=1769882277"},{"product_id":"elegant-pair-of-french-porcelaine-opaque-de-gien-plates","title":"Antique French Pair of Gien Porcelain Plates | Green Garland Border | Early 20th","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis pair of antique French Gien plates has a fresh, elegant feeling without being fussy. The crisp white background and soft green garland border make them easy to imagine on a spring table, layered with linen, simple silver and something beautiful coming from the kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade by the Faïencerie de Gien, the plates carry the crowned shield Porcelaine Opaque de Gien mark on the underside. That mark places them in the late 19th to early 20th century, when Gien was producing refined tableware for French homes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe green border has an Empire-revival feeling, with small garlands, diamond details and delicate spray motifs. The plates show light surface wear and small glaze pinpoints from age, with no visible chips or hairlines. Used together or displayed as a pair, they bring a quiet bit of French table history to the room. 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The crowned maker's mark on the underside ties it to one of France's most respected faience houses, a name that found its way into kitchens across the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shape is wonderful and clean in its design. It's a shallow earthenware bowl pierced with dozens of drainage holes across the surface. Enough to easily drain just about anything but not too many that it becomes brittle. The perfect balance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cream glaze remains bright and glossy and the Digoin Sarreguemines France mark stands out on the back, dating the piece to the early 20th century. There is some light wear to the glaze, a few oxidation specks near the foot, and the soft surface character that develops when a piece spends decades moving between sink, counter, and table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat is just amazing is that a century ago, when it was made, it might have held cherries gathered from a garden tree or strawberries brought home from the market. However you choose to use it, there are generations to come who will also enjoy this stoneware fruit colander.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52767817236823,"sku":"KWE-044","price":225.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/vintage-french-ceramic-cherry-strainer-digoin-sarreguemines-1950s-2.jpg?v=1770764143"},{"product_id":"1930s-french-faience-plates-h-b-c-m-trebeurden-pattern","title":"Antique French Faience Plate Set | HBCM Creil Montereau | Trebeurden Pattern","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French faience plate set has a wonderful playfulness and warmth. Eight pieces have stayed together: four dinner plates, two dessert plates, and two coupes sur pied (footed compote dishes). The mix is what makes the set feel so useful. It is not a full dinner service, but it has enough variety to for a simple lunch that feels more considered than ordinary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pattern is Trebeurden by HBCM Creil Montereau, named for the coastal village in Brittany. A green and yellow garland of stylized daisies rings each piece, set against a warm cream background. The border has that easy French table feeling: decorative enough to be noticed, but soft enough to work with linen, old silver, clear glass, copper, or other French country pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe set likely dates from between 1920 and 1955, consistent with HBCM production before the closure of Montereau. Each piece is marked Trebeurden underneath, which gives the set a nice sense of continuity. The two footed compote dishes are especially useful because they add height to the table and make the service feel more interesting than plates alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe condition tells the story plainly. There is crazing across the pieces, with staining and utensil marks from decades of meals served at a French table. One small glaze loss is visible on an underside. These are not pieces that sat untouched in a cabinet. They were used, washed and stacked... then the cycle repeated itself for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, the set would be beautiful for a small lunch, dessert course, fruit service, or as part of a larger collected table. The compotiers could hold pears, grapes, citrus, nuts, or small pastries. The plates could be part of a larger mix-and-match set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ensemble has that relaxed French table feeling where nothing needs to match perfectly, but everything feels like it belongs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52767914754391,"sku":"TWE-023","price":355.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/1930s-french-faience-plates-creil-et-montereau-trebeurden-2.jpg?v=1770764383"},{"product_id":"antique-grimwades-the-quick-cooker-ironstone-pudding-bowl-with-printed-lid","title":"Antique English Pudding Steamer | Grimwade Quick Cooker | c.1911","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique English pudding steamer was made for one job, and it shows. The Grimwade Quick Cooker is a small ironstone bowl with a fitted lid and a hollow funnel rising from the center of the bowl. Steam travels up through the funnel and cooks the pudding from the inside out while water in the saucepan does the same from below. It's a wonderful design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe whole piece is printed in green transfer with cooking instructions, the patent numbers, and the words Gold Medal London 1911. Made by Grimwade Brothers at Winton Pottery in Stoke-on-Trent, the firm that later became Royal Winton.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lid is what makes this antique ironstone pudding bowl such a wonderful piece of history. The top carries the full set of cooking instructions, the approximate one-pint capacity, and the 5½-inch size designation. That matters because it was the smallest Quick Cooker offered in the Grimwade catalogue, considerably harder to find today than the larger family-size examples that turn up more regularly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFlip the lid over and you find a printed catalogue of other Grimwade patent products: the Hygienic Household Jars, the Pie Dish, the Safety Milk Bowl, and the Grimwade Jug, each illustrated and described. They built the advertising right into the finish... another brilliant tactic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe interior glaze remains clean and bright, the green transfer is still crisp, and the central funnel is in good working order. There is a small chip to the rim of the lid, consistent with a piece that has spent more than a century in working kitchens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether displayed on a shelf or pressed back into service for a traditional Christmas pudding, it remains one of those wonderfully inventive pieces of early kitchen history that makes people stop and look twice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52784104046935,"sku":"KWE-059","price":285.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/english-ironstone-grimwade-patent-pudding-mold-4.jpg?v=1770912560"},{"product_id":"set-of-six-antique-terre-de-fer-guirlande-plates-au-planteur-de-caiffa-mark-1","title":"Antique French Dinner Plates | Terre de Fer Faience | Set of Six Caïffa Guirlande","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis set of six antique French dinner plates has a wonderful story behind it. Each plate is marked Terre de Fer Au Planteur de Caïffa, the Parisian grocery house founded in 1890 that became known for offering pieces like these through its loyalty stamp program. How cool is that? These plates were part of daily French life. They were approachable, collected and used daily at the table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pattern is Guirlande, with teal blue transferware decoration around the rim. The design has scrolling cartouches, fine filigree and a soft decorative border that works beautifully against the warm cream plate. It is detailed without feeling fussy, which makes the plates easy to use with antique linen, old silver, French glassware or other blue and green table pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe set is consistent across all six plates, with the same pattern, same period and the same printed mark on the underside. These antique French terre de fer plates likely date from the late 19th to early 20th century, consistent with the Caïffa company’s early years and the production style of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach plate shows even glaze crazing that reflects the more than a century of French family meals. The backstamp marks are crisp. The pattern presents beautifully as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet against linen on a long table, these plates do the subtle work of making any meal feel French. They would be beautiful for Sunday lunch, stacked in an open cupboard or displayed in a country kitchen where the teal border can catch the light. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52810293707095,"sku":"TWE-058","price":375.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/french-terre-de-fer-au-planteur-de-caiffa-dinner-plates-9.jpg?v=1771335433"},{"product_id":"antique-french-luneville-opaque-ware-covered-soup-tureen","title":"Antique French Lunéville Soup Tureen | White Faience Soupière","description":"\u003cp\u003eSome pieces feel like they belong near the stove before the soup is even made. This antique French Lunéville soup tureen has that practical, generous kitchen feeling: bright white glaze, sturdy handles, a domed lid and the little ladle notch that says it was made for real service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis soupière de cuisine, or kitchen soup tureen, likely dates from the late 19th to early 20th century. The underside is marked Opaque Lunéville Paris, placing it in the Lunéville faience tradition, with \"opaque ware\" made as a strong French answer to English ironstone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe foot rim shows glaze wear, and the interior has warm age marks from long use. The shape is simple, useful and full of quiet charm... whether brought to the table for soup or displayed in a French country kitchen with old ladles, linens and white ironstone.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52810303668567,"sku":"POR-039","price":795.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/opaque-luneville-paris-antique-french-soup-tureen-with-lid-2.jpg?v=1771335617"},{"product_id":"large-vintage-white-ironstone-oval-serving-platter","title":"Antique French Fish Platter | 19th Century White Ironstone | Turbot Platter","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French fish platter has the kind of long, elegant shape that immediately says brasserie table. Made for whole fish service, it has a clean white ironstone body, a generous recessed well and a simple molded rim that keeps the focus exactly where it belongs: on the food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis plat à long poisson, or long fish platter, likely dates from the late 19th century and is consistent with French hotelware or restaurant service from the period. It was made for serving larger fish such as turbot, sea bass or trout at a proper table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe underside shows the age beautifully, with amber staining in the recessed foot ring, a raised reinforcement rib and a small impressed number rather than a printed maker’s mark. Practical, substantial and still wonderfully useful... this is a classic piece of antique French white ironstone made for the table.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52928719880535,"sku":"POR-001","price":395.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/antique-hotelware-oval-serving-platter-white-2.jpg?v=1772638620"},{"product_id":"antique-french-longwy-claudia-faience-plate-blue-floral-border","title":"Antique French Faience Plate | Longwy Capucia Pattern | Teal Floral Border","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French faience plate has the kind of quiet elegance that works almost anywhere. Its large enough to be a round serving plate and just simple enough to not overpower any table. The edge detail is delicate and inviting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis assiette ancienne (old plate) comes from the Faïencerie de Longwy in Lorraine and is marked on the underside in the Capucia pattern. It likely dates from the late 19th to early 20th century, consistent with Longwy production of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe decoration is a continuous floral garland printed in deep teal blue across the wide rim, framed by thin teal lines. Look closely and you can see small flowers, leaves and curling tendrils repeating around the edge. The detail is precious. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe surface shows fine craquelure throughout, known in French as réseau de craquelures. It has aged naturally into the glaze and gives the plate a quiet depth. The overall effect is simple and clean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, it would be beautiful mixed into a stack of white ironstone or used as a platter to serve sliced melon wrapped in prosciutto... or whatever your next gathering might have in store. It brings a touch of Lorraine to the table with a subtle confidence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52930067530071,"sku":"FAI-043","price":225.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/antique-french-longwy-claudia-pattern-plate-2.jpg?v=1772639638"},{"product_id":"traditional-white-porcelain-oval-meat-serving-dishes","title":"Antique French White Ironstone Oval Platters | Pair, Graduated Sizes | Bistro Service Ware","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis pair of antique French white ironstone serving platters has that simple bistro-table feeling that never really goes out of style. As a nesting, mismatched set, they work beautifully together for a Sunday roast, charcuterie, roasted vegetables, sliced tomatoes or anything headed to the center of the table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLikely dating from around 1880 to 1910, the pair is consistent with late 19th century French faïencerie and hôtelier production. The glaze shows inclusions from firing. One platter also carries a faint impressed size mark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth pieces are unmarked and show age from real use, including scattered surface specks. The larger platter appears to have an aged, past repair to the glaze. Together, they bring the clean, practical beauty of antique French white ironstone to the table.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52930422276439,"sku":"POR-004","price":625.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/pair-large-white-porcelain-oval-serving-platters-2.jpg?v=1772641271"},{"product_id":"antique-saint-amand-hamage-france-faience-lily-of-the-valley-serving-platters-set-of-five","title":"Antique French Saint Amand Muguet Platter Set | Five-Piece Faience, c. 1900","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French faience platter set has all those \"hard to find\" pieces that complete any tablescape. The green Muguet pattern, with lily of the valley, ferns and ribbon, feels fresh and graceful without being too formal. Set together on a long table, the five pieces bring an easy French country elegance to lunch, dinner or any special family meal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Service Muguet set was made by Société Amandinoise in the Nord region of France, likely around 1900. The set includes three oval platters and two deeper raviers, all in the same green transferware pattern. Each piece carries the Saint Amandinoise rooster backstamp and the MUGUET pattern name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe faience has aged naturally with light surface marks, scattered ochre flecks and soft glaze haze from use. No chips, hairlines or restoration are visible. A complete matching set like this is wonderful to find, especially because the pieces can still work together so beautifully on the table.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52930566095191,"sku":"TWE-010","price":485.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/vintage-french-saint-amand-hamage-green-transferware-serving-dishes-2.jpg?v=1772641937"},{"product_id":"vintage-sambonet-18-10-stainless-steel-pedestal-ramekins-with-porcelain-inserts-set-of-six","title":"Vintage Italian Sambonet Coupes | Silver Plate | Set of 6","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis set of vintage Italian Sambonet dessert coupes brings a little hotel dining room elegance to the table. The silver-toned cups, pedestal bases and clean white porcelain inserts feel polished and delightful. Filled with sorbet, berries, mousse, panna cotta or ice cream... they make dessert feel like an occasion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade by Sambonet in Italy, this set likely dates from the mid-20th century. Each coupe has a removable white porcelain insert that lifts out for serving and cleaning, while the metal bases are stamped Sambonet 18-10 Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe metal shows age and polishing, with warm tones coming through in places, while the porcelain inserts remain simple and classic. A complete set of six makes these easy to use for guests, holidays or a long lunch that deserves something a little special at the end.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53162965303639,"sku":"POR-018","price":565.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/midcentury-italian-sambonet-18-10-ramekin-set-with-metal-stands-2.jpg?v=1774891506"},{"product_id":"antique-french-sarreguemines-platter-ivory-ironstone-digoin-sarreguemines","title":"Vintage French Sarreguemines Platter | Ivory Ironstone | Digoin \u0026 Sarreguemines","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis vintage French Sarreguemines platter has a subtle beauty of a piece of serviceware that still knows exactly what it was made to do. Set it in the middle of a table with roast chicken, a fruit tart, sliced tomatoes or cheese after lunch... and it brings that delicious French country feeling immediately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade by Digoin \u0026amp; Sarreguemines, this plat ovale, or oval serving platter dates somewhere between 1920 and 1950. The body is terre de fer, the durable French ironstone used for everyday tableware, finished in a warm ivory glaze with a fantastic staining to the dish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe underside carries the crowned shield mark. It's a French classic and easy to use daily. This is the kind of French ironstone platter that looks forward to that next family gathering and displays beautifully between meals.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53503348736343,"sku":"SWE-003","price":165.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/french-digoin-sarreguemines-creamware-serving-platter-2.jpg?v=1778345302"},{"product_id":"antique-french-plates-set-of-12-clairefontaine-terre-de-fer-louis-xv-pattern","title":"Antique French Clairefontaine Plates | Set of 10 Louis XV Terre de Fer","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwelve antique French Clairefontaine plates means the table can actually be set, with enough matching pieces for a long lunch or holiday meal... on a beautiful set of plates as well. This set is fantastic for so many reasons: their shape, generous size and stunning transfer pattern.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade by the Faïencerie de Clairefontaine in Haute-Saône, these assiettes carrées, or square plates, are in the Louis XV pattern. The blue transferware sits on a warm ivory terre de fer body, with rococo cartouches, floral garlands and softly scalloped square edges. The Sanejouand and Graves marks date the set to around 1885 to 1893.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe plates show subtle crazing and light surface wear from more than a century of French table life. Set with white linen, simple silver, roast chicken, salad or cheese, they bring that wonderful gathered-table feeling without becoming too formal. This set can be added into the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theprovencecollection.com\/products\/antique-french-40-piece-faience-service-clairefontaine-s-g-louis-xv-1880s\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"40 piece clairfontaine faince service\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e40-Piece Clairefontaine Faience Service\u003c\/a\u003e easily. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53503919587671,"sku":"FAI-055","price":760.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/terre-de-fer-square-scalloped-plates-with-blue-floral-decoration-2.jpg?v=1780839325"},{"product_id":"antique-french-faience-plates-set-of-10-clairefontaine-terre-de-fer-louis-xv-blue-transferware","title":"Antique French Clairefontaine Plates | Set of 10 Louis XV Terre de Fer | C. 1885","description":"\u003cp\u003eTen matching antique French plates from Clairefontaine in this square style are incredibly difficult to find. That is the beauty of this service. You can imagine these stacked in a French country dresser, then brought out for a long lunch with charcuterie, salad, cheese and something simple served outside. A full set like this has a different feeling than one or two surviving plates. It still has the sense of family time built into it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis set of antique French faience plates was made by the Faïencerie de Clairefontaine in Haute-Saône. The pattern is Louis XV, printed in blue transferware on a Terre de Fer (ironstone) body. The backstamp dates the set to the Sanejouand and Graves period, between 1885 and 1893.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe square shape is what gives these plates so much personality. The corners are softly rounded, the molded edges are gently scalloped, and the blue decoration has that Rococo revival feeling without becoming too formal. At the center, a cartouche frames various decorations throughout the set. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe set has light crazing and warm rim toning, all consistent with age and more than a century of use. The pattern is beautiful and the fact that they have stayed together is a big part of what makes them special.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, they would be wonderful for an intimate dinner party or a Sunday brunch.  The blue transferware works beautifully with linen napkins, old silver, antique glassware and delicious food. Ten plates means ten places at the table, and that is what you get with a service like this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdditional pieces in this same Clairefontaine Louis XV pattern are also available, including more dinner plates, dessert plates, and serving pieces. This makes it possible to build a larger table setting for the holidays or that amazing black tie event you're hosting and need something spectacular on the table. Contact us for more details.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53503919915351,"sku":"FAI-056","price":1084.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/set-of-10-antique-french-louis-xv-blue-transferware-plates-2.jpg?v=1780839650"},{"product_id":"antique-french-40-piece-faience-service-clairefontaine-s-g-louis-xv-1880s","title":"Antique French 40-Piece Clairefontaine Faience Service | Louis XV Terre de Fer","description":"\u003cp\u003eForty matched pieces. That is the magic here. This antique French Clairefontaine Louis XV service has stayed together across more than a century, which gives it a completely different feeling than a few collected plates. It is a table already waiting to happen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade by the Faïencerie de Clairefontaine in eastern France, this service complet is in the Louis XV pattern on a terre de fer body. The Sanejouand \u0026amp; Graves backstamp dates production to around 1889 to 1895. The blue transferware includes rocaille scrolls, ribbon details and pastoral cartouches that vary across the pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe set includes plates, bowls, smaller plates, pedestal compotiers, serving pieces, a lidded tureen, a légumière and a saucier. There is soft glaze wear from real French table life, but the completeness is what makes this so special. Set it for Sunday lunch, holidays or a long Provence-style meal that carries on into the evening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you need more plates, there is a matching \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theprovencecollection.com%20%E2%80%BA%20products%20%E2%80%BA%20antique-french-plates-set-of-12-clairefontaine-terre-de-fer-louis-xv-pattern\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"10 piece clairfontaine plate set\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e10-Piece Clairfontaine Plate set\u003c\/a\u003e available.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53504040960343,"sku":"FAI-057","price":3310.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/complete-french-ironstone-tableware-set-with-blue-louis-xv-decoration-3.jpg?v=1780840249"},{"product_id":"antique-french-rafraichissoir-terre-de-fer-late-19th-century","title":"Antique French Rafraîchissoir | Terre de Fer Wine Cooler | Late 19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French rafraîchissoir has the kind of presence that elevates any table just by being there. Add some wine or champagne and it is a celebration!  The rich burgundy decoration, gilt highlights and beautifully scalloped rim turn a wine chiller into something that most people have never seen before. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLikely dating from the late 19th century, this rafraîchissoir (wine cooler) is made in terre de fer (the durable French ironstone) that was designed for everyday use. The deep burgundy glaze is decorated with scrolling gilt foliage, while the cream interior has developed the soft crazing that comes naturally with age. An underglaze blue armorial mark is present on the underside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSourced at a brocante in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, this is a piece that still feels ready for for use whenever called upon. Whether for chilling a favorite bottle, champagne glasses or just displayed on a sideboard between gatherings... it brings elegance, warmth and a little French celebration wherever it goes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53504142836055,"sku":"BAR-009","price":765.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/antique-french-rafraichissoir-terre-de-fer-late-19th-century-2.jpg?v=1778342229"},{"product_id":"antique-french-rillettes-pot-white-ironstone-fenal-badonviller","title":"Antique French Fenal Badonviller Rillettes Pot | White Ironstone","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French rillettes pot is one of those delightful kitchen pieces that becomes a favorite the minute it lands on your countertop. The soft white glaze, simple cylindrical shape and old tie-down rim give it a clean, practical beauty that works almost anywhere in the kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarked underneath with the crowned Théophile Fenal crest for Badonviller, this pot à rillettes likely dates from the first part of the 20th century. It was made for preserved pork, pâté or other country kitchen staples, with the rim collar originally used to secure a paper or fabric cover with string.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe glaze has warmed with age, with staining and iron-toned patina around the rim, base and interior from long use. Today, it would be wonderful for teaspoons, salt, matches, short flowers or small kitchen odds and ends. Quiet, useful and very French.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53643952783703,"sku":"KWE-065","price":215.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/fenal-badonviller-pate-pot-white-ironstone-circa-1900-2.jpg?v=1779807148"},{"product_id":"antique-french-faience-oval-plate-bertrand-opaque-surfine-blue-flower-basket","title":"Antique French Faience Oval Plate | Bertrand Opaque Surfine | Blue Flower Basket","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French faience oval plate has a small blue flower basket at the center that gives the whole piece its charm. Roses and foliage spill from the basket in a soft blue transfer design. It is simple but detailed enough to ask for some attention. It has this wonderful balance between beauty, age and usefulness that is just charming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe underside is marked Bertrand, Opaque Surfine, beneath a crowned crest. Opaque was the French term for a hard white earthenware (ironstone) made to resemble porcelain at a more approachable price. This piece likely dates from the second half of the 19th century, consistent with the mark, material and style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe border is one of the best details. A row of deep blue triangles runs around the rim, applied by hand rather than printed. Each one sits a little differently from the next. It was handmade and it definitely shows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe white earthenware body is heavy for its size, with fine crazing across the glaze and a cream tone that has settled with age. There is wear to the painted rim at the widest points of the oval, where decades of handling have softened the surface. These are the details that connect the plate to more than a century of French tables.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, it would be beautiful on a sideboard with a stack of linen napkins or put to use holding cherries, bread, cheese or other small fruit. It would equally love to be displayed with other blue and white French faience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe beauty here is the age and the softness of the blue... plus the creamy white glaze just brings it all together. This is a wonderful serving piece that has already lived a long life and is ready to continue to serve!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53732871373143,"sku":"FAI-063","price":285.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/antique-french-faience-oval-plate-blue-flower-basket-2.jpg?v=1780907805"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/collections\/French_Ironstone_Tablescape.jpg?v=1782823966","url":"https:\/\/theprovencecollection.com\/collections\/french-ironstone-terre-de-fer.oembed?page=2","provider":"The Provence Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}