{"title":"Tableware and Dining Pieces","description":"\u003cp\u003eOur Tableware \u0026amp; Dining Pieces collection brings together antique French tableware, serving pieces, glassware and dining objects sourced from markets, villages and private homes across Provence and the south of France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere you may find plates, platters, bowls, tureens, serving dishes, glasses, pitchers and other pieces chosen for their character, craftsmanship and softly aged patina. These are objects meant to be used, shared and enjoyed... not simply stored away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach piece brings history, texture and quiet beauty to the kitchen or dining table... offering a natural way to bring the understated elegance of Provence into daily life.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"mustard-yellow-with-garlic-and-silver-ladle","title":"Vintage French Yellow Soupière | Signed Eyguières Provençal Tureen","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe garlic bulb on the lid is the detail that makes this vintage French soupière so delightful. The deep yellow glaze, small pedestal foot and little side handles already give it a sunny Provençal feeling... but that soft pink garlic finial brings the whole piece to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis glazed earthenware aioli tureen was made in Provence and is signed under the lid by A. Bonier of Eyguières. The domed cover is notched for the included silver plated ladle, making the piece feel ready for the table in the most charming way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe glaze is bright and warm, with light crazing, small rim nibbles and wear to the ladle from use. Set it out for a small serving of soup, aioli, sauce or simply let it brighten the table between meals. This is a piece that loves to be on display.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52195267772759,"sku":"FAI-021","price":185.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/POR-048-03365.jpg?v=1763646925"},{"product_id":"cer-057","title":"Antique French Green Glazed Pitcher Pair | Earthenware Oil \u0026 Vinegar Pichets","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the charm of a true pair: two antique French green glazed pitchers that belong together. The rounded bodies, flared rims and low pouring spouts give them a wonderful aged feeling... perfect for oil and vinegar before lunch or simply for bringing color to a kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese pichets, or small pitchers, likely date from around 1900 and are consistent with southern French earthenware. The green glaze has beautiful depth and the set together is just stunning. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth pieces are wheel thrown, glazed inside and out, with hand-applied handles and unglazed foot rings. Set them on a sideboard, counter or table and they bring that easy Provençal rhythm... a large table set for lunch, two little green cruets full of olive oil and vinegar set next to a salad bowl, fresh bread and a long meal waiting to happen.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52221102063959,"sku":"CER-057","price":495.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/CER-057-03586.jpg?v=1768394730"},{"product_id":"french-antique-aumale-faience-octagonal-floral-plate","title":"Antique French Faience Plate | Aumale Normandy | Beaded Rim","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe rim is what makes this antique French faience plate so fantastic and hard to find.  That molded green beaded edge gives the whole piece a wonderful early Normandy feeling... framing the hand-painted flowers in a way that feels simple, graphic and full of charm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis assiette en faience fine, or fine earthenware plate, is consistent with the Aumale workshops of Normandy and likely dates from the early 19th century. The octagonal shape, pearl edge and green line decoration all point to that regional tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe center is painted by hand with an iron-red tulip, green foliage, small buds and loose floral sprigs. The cream background shows fine crazing, soft staining, a small rim chip and tiny flake losses along the green edge. Hung on a wall or set on a sideboard, it brings a beautiful piece of early French country faience into the room.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52268807422295,"sku":"FAI-023","price":275.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/french-antique-aumale-faience-octagonal-floral-plate-2.jpg?v=1764696181"},{"product_id":"french-antique-aumale-faience-floral-plate","title":"Antique French Faience Plate | Normandy Floral | Early 19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eT\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis antique French faience plate has a hand-painted charm rarely seen. It isthat makes early provincial pottery so appealing. The edge almost looks like exterior Christmas lights from the 1980's and 90's... most likely they are indicating some type of celebratory event. The center is painted by hand with a rouge fer flower, soft green leaves and small blue buds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis assiette en faïence (faience plate) likely dates from the first half of the 19th century, consistent with regional faience produced around Normandy. This one is from Aumale in the style of Forges-les-Eaux.  No maker’s mark is visible, which is expected for provincial faience of this period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis beautiful plate has the kind of surface patina that comes from long use. The cream glaze has aged naturally, and the rim carries a few small chips.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, it would be beautiful hung on a kitchen wall, set against the back of a glass fronted armoire or setup with other antique French faience. The flower, the leaves and the little chain of color around the rim bring a quiet bit of France into the room.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52268808470871,"sku":"FAI-024","price":216.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/french-antique-aumale-faience-floral-plate-2.jpg?v=1764696237"},{"product_id":"terra-cotta-two-handled-baking-dish-good-patina","title":"Rustic Mid-Century Vallauris Terracotta Baking Dish with Handles","description":"\u003cp\u003eExceptionally evocative of traditional French kitchen craft, this vintage Vallauris terracotta baking dish carries the unmistakable stamp of STE COMMERCIALE VALLAURIS (AM), linking it to the vibrant cooperative pottery traditions of the Côte d’Azur in the mid-20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand-formed and glazed with a warm, earthy interior, the dish is both functional and beautifully patinated. Its gently sloping sides, low handles, and generous surface area lend themselves to classic gratins, daubes, duck confit and oven-to-table entertaining.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rich reddish-brown glaze, subtly variegated by firing, reflects the aesthetic pragmatism of everyday French kitchenware produced in Vallauris between the 1930s and 1940s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSourced directly from a market in Vallauris, this piece embodies the regional authenticity collectors cherish: a workhorse of a dish that bridges utilitarian purpose and Provençal charm.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52268811780439,"sku":"KWE-004","price":345.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/provence-terracotta-cookware-vallauris-antique-10_53cd6e16-d78d-4cf1-ac0b-c004d5ae23fd.jpg?v=1767896033"},{"product_id":"french-antique-green-glazed-colander-with-plate","title":"Antique French Berry Drainer Set | Green Glazed Earthenware | Mid 20th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe fact that the underplate survived with the bowl is what makes this set interesting. Most antique French fruit drainers, or passoires à fruits (fruit strainers), seem to lose their matching plate somewhere along the way. This one did not. Together they still work exactly as intended, the perforated bowl draining above while the plate catches the water below. Simple, practical design that has not needed much improvement over the years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bowl itself is full of the details I like to see in country-style pottery. The drainage holes were pierced by hand, not measured or machine-spaced, which gives the pattern a wonderfully natural feel. Turning rings from the wheel remain visible underneath, while the foot ring reveals the warm terracotta clay. The deep copper-green glaze is beautiful, seeming dark around the exterior and brightening to a fresher green inside the bowl. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaybe you can picture this sitting beside the sink with freshly washed strawberries, cherries, or apricots from the market. It would love to help wash fresh blueberries too... \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith both the bowl and plate in excellent condition together, you get the complete experience rather than half of it. This set is ready for use in your kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52274948538711,"sku":"CER-058","price":325.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/french-antique-green-glazed-colander-with-plate-2.jpg?v=1764771658"},{"product_id":"faience-serving-dish","title":"Antique French Faience Plate | Cul Noir | 19th Century Forges-les-Eaux","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French faience plate is a lovely example of the classic cul noir (black bottom) style from the Normandy region. This plate has a cream tin glazed front with a hand painted flower at the center. It looks like a deep cobalt tulip with green leaves, ringed by a fine triple band of blue and dark manganese on the marli.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe back of the plate is fully glazed in deep brown manganese, the cul noir treatment that gave these utility plates their name and their durability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cul noir tradition belongs to Forges-les-Eaux in Normandy and the broader Rouen region, where workshops applied a manganese glaze to the back of everyday faience to strengthen the body against heat and handling. This antique cul noir plate fits squarely in that tradition, likely first half to mid 19th century, consistent with mature Forges utility production. No makers marks are visible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cream glaze carries the iconic craquelure, and has two stable cracks running through the well. It is living history. The character brought from over a hundred years in service is the reason a plate like this still feels alive on a dresser shelf or under a bowl of pears. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52307226919255,"sku":"FAI-001","price":285.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/antique-nevers-faience-plate-polychrome-floral-cul-noir-2.jpg?v=1765192968"},{"product_id":"faience-serving-dish-1","title":"Antique French Faience Plate | Cul Noir | 19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French faience plate has the contrast that makes cul noir (black bottom) pieces so interesting. The front is soft and pale with camaïeu blue decoration, while the entire back is glazed in deep manganese brown... this is where the name comes from. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe front is tin-glazed in a soft eau de Nil, or water of the Nile, color. At the center is a hand-painted panier fleuri (flower basket), painted in cobalt blue with manganese outlines. Around the rim, a banded geometric border gives the plate structure and frames everything beautifully.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis antique French cul noir plate was likely created in Normandy, in the Rouen style, at some point in the 19th century. No maker’s mark is visible. Pieces like this were often produced by regional faienceries, where the decoration was done by hand and repeated often enough that the brushwork has that confident country feeling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe scalloped rim gives the plate a pleasing shape, and at 32 cm across, it sits nicely between a charger and a serving dish. It is large enough to hold fruit on a counter, but also well proportioned for wall display as the centerpiece of a cul noir, Rouen, Nevers, or French country faience collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe age is visible along the rim, where small areas of glaze loss reveal the terracotta clay underneath. There are also use marks on the base and wear to the manganese glaze, all consistent with a long working life. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, it would be beautiful hung on a wall, displayed on a shelf, or placed on a counter filled with fruit. It can also be used to serve holiday meals for those special occasions as well.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52307227541847,"sku":"FAI-003","price":479.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/rouen-faience-large-serving-dish-blue-white-cul-noir-antique-2.jpg?v=1765193070"},{"product_id":"french-faience-19th-century-plates-green-manganese-border-set-of-two","title":"Antique French Faience Plates | Eastern France | Pair with Hand-Painted Turnip Motif","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis pair of antique French faience plates has a small story painted right into the center. Each plate has a hand-painted turnip with trailing green leaves, done in manganese and soft green. It is a cool little motif and that is part of the charm. These are the kinds of details that make old provincial faience feel connected to the table way of French life from a bygone era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe plates likely date from around 1880 to 1910 and are consistent with Eastern French faience traditions. Perhaps they came from workshops such as Les Islettes or Saint-Clément.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVegetable and fruit motifs were part of that regions style... and there is a lovely bit of folklore around pieces like this: each guest at the table might discover a different fruit or vegetable as the meal unfolded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe borders are especially nice. A green band follows the contoured scalloped rim, with a manganese chain or ferronnerie pattern just inside. The two plates share the same decoration, but because each was painted by hand, they feel like siblings rather than twins. That slight variation is exactly what gives them their character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cream faience body shows small chips along the rim, and the glaze carries fine craquelure from age and use. No maker’s mark is visible, which is common for provincial faience of this type. The wear feels natural and right for plates that have lived on a French table for more than a century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, they would be beautiful hung together on a kitchen wall, displayed on a shelf or used for cheese, fruit or something else delicious. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52307228328279,"sku":"FAI-008","price":325.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/french-faience-19th-century-plates-green-manganese-border-set-of-two-2.jpg?v=1765193161"},{"product_id":"french-nevers-faience-oval-platter-turquoise-manganese-cul-noir","title":"Antique French Cul Noir Faience Platter | Provincial | Late 18th C.","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French cul noir faience platter has the kind of color and handwork that explains why people love old French pottery. The front has a soft pale celadon tone, with hand-painted decoration in turquoise, manganese and ochre yellow. The central motif is a stylized floral spray, painted in a style that feels provincial through and through.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe platter likely dates from the late 18th to early 19th century, consistent with regional French faience production of the period. No maker’s mark is visible, which is normal for provincial faience. The decoration was almost certainly done in a country faïencerie rather than a larger factory, and that is where so much of its character comes from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTurn it over and the back tells the rest of the story. The underside is covered in a glossy brown manganese glaze, the classic cul noir treatment, meaning black bottom in French. This dark glaze is one of the defining features of these pieces and gives the platter a beautiful contrast against the lighter tin-glazed front and increased strength.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fine craquelure across the glaze has developed slowly over time, through centuries of use, washing, serving and surviving. There is a small chip to the rim where the  terracotta shows through. There is the telltale age-related wear to the glaze on the underside. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, it would be beautiful on a wall with other French cul noir pieces, displayed on an dresser shelf or used on a counter filled with fruit. It has the softness of early French faience, the character of hand-painted provincial work and the delightful cul noir brown glaze. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52313911427415,"sku":"FAI-009","price":395.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/french-nevers-faience-oval-platter-turquoise-manganese-cul-noir-2.jpg?v=1765274378"},{"product_id":"provencal-pichon-uzes-ceramic-green-glazed-basket","title":"Antique French Pichon Uzès Compote | Olive Green | Openwork Pedestal Basket","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique Pichon Uzès compotier (pedestal basket) has a detail that is not seen very often. Instead of the usual smooth coils, the openwork lattice was built from ribbed extruded clay, giving the whole basket a twisted rope-like texture that completely changes the feel of it. In person, it has amazing depth and looks wonderful anywhere in the house.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSigned Pichon Uzès and stamped fait main (handmade) underneath, likely mid to late 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe form is classic Pichon. Open lattice basket rising on a turned pedestal foot with a beaded collar underneath. The iconic little molded rosettes joining the weave together throughout are delicate and structural, which gives this pottery its appeal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe olive green glaze is exactly the color people associate with Provence and old Uzès pottery, warm and rich olvie green, without feeling heavy. The glaze has aged nicely too, with just enough light wear to remind you it has been displaying its beauty for quite some time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the kind of piece that immediately finds its place at the center of a table. Lemons, figs, walnuts, or completely empty so the weave can speak for itself. The twisted basket texture is really what makes this one stand apart though. A beautiful piece of Provençal pottery with just the right amount of personality.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52385446887767,"sku":"FAI-017","price":295.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/provencal-pichon-uzes-ceramic-green-glazed-basket-1.jpg?v=1766177174"},{"product_id":"rustic-french-earthenware-ewer-with-handle-and-spout","title":"Antique French Stoneware Pitcher | La Borne | Blue Ash Celadon Glaze","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French stoneware pitcher has the kind of shape and color that makes you want to pick it up immediately. It's almost irresistible. Most likely from La Borne in the Haut Berry region, it dates somewhere around the 1960s, when the village workshops were turning out beautifully crafted grès (stoneware) pieces for everyday use at the French table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe contrast between the glaze and the clay is what makes this one so special. The neck, spout, and handle are covered in a pale blue grey ash glaze with darker cobalt gathering along the rim and handle edge, while the lower body has an ombre  fade from brown to dark terracotta. It is really well balanced and comfortable to hold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the kind of pitcher that still wants to work. Perfect for water service under olive trees or wine service at a casual dinner with friends. Fill it with flowers from the garden, or wooden spoons beside the stove... it handles all of it easily. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52394909892951,"sku":"CER-039","price":225.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/rustic-french-earthenware-ewer-with-handle-and-spout-2.jpg?v=1766331935"},{"product_id":"french-handmade-brown-glazed-earthenware-jug-rustic","title":"19th Century French Pichet | Glazed Earthenware | Rustic Half Dipped","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French pichet (country pitcher) has exactly the kind of simple shape that old farmhouse pottery embodies. Small, useful, and easy in the hand, with that squat rounded body that tells you it was made by someone who had thrown thousands of them before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe deep brown glaze across the upper body runs naturally into the bare terracotta below, while the inside keeps a soft cream ochre yellow glaze. Likely fired to life in the late 19th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pinched pouring lip, loop handle, and throwing lines are all still there to see. Nothing hidden, nothing overly refined. Around the rim, the glaze has worn back to the clay in places from years of handling, and the brown surface has softened into the kind of finish only real age creates. The glaze is beautiful on this one without trying.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the sort of little French pottery piece that just settles into a room naturally. A few stems of lavender, some wooden spoons, or a little table wine beside bread and cheese on the counter. You can feel that it spent a long time being useful before anyone thought to use it for decor. It's just lovely.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52394937418071,"sku":"CER-030","price":250.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/french-handmade-brown-glazed-earthenware-jug-rustic-2.jpg?v=1766332827"},{"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":"rustic-french-green-glazed-pottery-mugs-pitchers-country-kitchen","title":"French Green Glazed Pottery Set | Provençal Terre Vernissée | 8 Piece Service","description":"\u003cp\u003eFound at a brocante in the South of France, this antique French green glazed pottery set is one of those rare sets where everything somehow stayed together. Nine pieces of poterie vernissée (lead glazed pottery), all hand thrown in red terracotta and dipped in that deep copper green glaze you see across old country pottery from rural France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe set includes two large mugs, two little cream pots, a tumbler, one footed coquetier (egg cup), and two small bowls. Likely late 19th to early 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe glaze is what pulls you in here. Deep emerald green with darker pooling where the dip ran heavy and softer areas where the throwing rings still show underneath. A few chips along the rims reveal the warm clay body below, and some of the older glaze has developed that quiet iridescence that only comes with real age. Nothing feels overly polished. You can tell this set was actually lived with.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet out together on a farmhouse table, the whole thing just works. Coffee in the mugs, a soft boiled egg, cream close by, bread and jam somewhere nearby. Finding single pieces like these is easy enough. Finding a complete old breakfast service that stayed together for more than a century is a different story.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52402427691351,"sku":"TWE-006","price":565.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/rustic-french-green-glazed-pottery-mugs-pitchers-country-kitchen-2.jpg?v=1766480446"},{"product_id":"french-handmade-terracotta-jug-blue-glazed-interior-rustic","title":"Antique French Terracotta Pitcher | Cobalt Blue Glazed Interior | Mid-19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eFound at a brocante in the South of France, this antique French terracotta pitcher has exactly the kind of quiet country character I always hope to find. A rustic pichet (pitcher) from a farmhouse kitchen, likely dating to the mid 19th century, hand thrown and wood fired with all the warmth and simplicity that comes from pottery made purely for daily use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe outside is left in natural terre cuite (terracotta), with soft reddish ochre clay scattered with darker firing marks from the kiln. The shape is beautifully grounded too, with a rounded body, pinched pouring lip, and a single strap handle rising cleanly from the shoulder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen you look inside and get the surprise: a rich cobalt blue glaze wrapping around the interior and spilling gently over the rim and spout. The contrast between the earthy exterior and deep blue interior is fantastic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the kind of old French pottery that feels at home anywhere. Wildflowers on a farmhouse table, sitting beside bread and cheese on the counter, or simply empty on open shelving where that flash of cobalt catches the light when you walk by. 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The softly rounded body, subtly flared rim, and confident pouring spout speak to daily use in a rural kitchen where beauty and function were inseparable. The green glaze is alive with tonal variation, gathering more deeply at the shoulder and thinning at the lip, revealing the hand of the potter in every movement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe handle, finished in a darker iron rich glaze, offers a tactile counterpoint and reinforces the regional character associated with Dieulefit workshops of the late nineteenth to early twentieth century. 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Twelve cups, twelve saucers, white porcelain and warm gilt detail make the whole set feel elegant without losing its usefulness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMade by Lafarge \u0026amp; Cie in Limoges, the service is marked L\u0026amp;Cie Limoges France in green, with the red Porcelaine Lafarge \u0026amp; Cie Limoges France mark below. The fluted cups have molded floral relief, scroll handles and gilt rims, with matching saucers carrying the same scalloped decoration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe gold has worn naturally in places from age, handling and use, especially along the rims and handles. That softness is part of the charm. Use the set for espresso, coffee after Sunday lunch or a small dessert course with chocolates or fruit. A service for twelve keeps the whole table together for one more cup.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52408526373207,"sku":"POR-051","price":690.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/lafarge-limoges-france-porcelain-teacups-and-saucers-gold-rim-set-2.jpg?v=1766584853"},{"product_id":"antique-french-monogrammed-salad-service-silver","title":"Antique French Salad Servers | Horn and Silver Plate | Late 19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French salad serving set makes even a simple green salad feel like an occasion. The horn has that beautiful honey-to-amber warmth, while the silver plate handles bring a little table elegance without feeling too formal. It is the kind of detail that quietly changes the meal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis couvert à salade, or salad serving set, likely dates from the late 19th to early 20th century. The spoon and three-tine fork are carved from natural horn, each fitted to a silver plate handle with a turned baluster shape and engraved monogram inside a small shield cartouche.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe silver plate shows light wear and a soft patina, while the horn carries gentle marks from use. Set across a Provençal salad bowl or a dressed table, they bring refinement, warmth and a very French sense of daily ceremony.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52408572019031,"sku":"TWE-012","price":295.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/antique-french-monogrammed-salad-service-silver-2.jpg?v=1766573678"},{"product_id":"lidded-ceramic-pitcher-glazed-earthenware-vintage","title":"Antique French Pot à Lait | Speckled Yellow Glaze | Lidded Milk Pot","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French stoneware creamer has the kind of simple country form that always feels right at home in a kitchen. Likely dating around the early 20th century, the little pot carries a warm mustard glaze, a generous pouring spout, and its original fitted lid... that lid likes to move around a bit, but it is to be expected with this style of country pottery made to be used every day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe body was wheel thrown in grès (stoneware), with soft turning rings still visible beneath the glaze and a sturdy balanced shape that feels good in the hand. The mustard glaze deepens naturally around the handle, rim, and shoulder. The domed lid has small edge chips on the underside that simply show the life this piece has lived.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the kind of little French pot that is more that just a milk pot. It also works for cream, sauces, sea salt by the stove, or as a nightstand water pitcher. Understated, useful, and full of the warmth that old country pottery carries so effortlessly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52408672059735,"sku":"CER-038","price":145.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/lidded-ceramic-pitcher-glazed-earthenware-vintage-2.jpg?v=1766573804"},{"product_id":"french-pichon-uzes-handmade-green-woven-pottery","title":"Vintage French Pichon Uzès Woven Basket | Green Glaze | Mid 20th","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis vintage Pichon Uzès compotier (footed serving bowl) has exactly the kind of sculptural presence that made Pichon pottery so popular across the South of France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced during the interwar to early post war years, likely between the 1930s and 1940s, the piece carries the classic woven basket form the Uzès workshop became known for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe open latticework body is built from interlaced ceramic bands with softly molded rosette details woven throughout, all raised on a graceful pedestal foot. The glossy Provençal green glaze settles beautifully into the recesses, giving the surface wonderful depth and variation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe stamped Pichon Uzès mark underneath, without the fait main (handmade) designation, is consistent with this period of production. This basket has finely woven ceramics and a higher edge height than most.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the kind of bowl that works beautifully whether filled with fruit at the center of the table or left empty where the shape and glaze can speak for themselves. 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Finished in a rich golden yellow glaze, the piece immediately brings to mind the sunlight and ochre tones of the South of France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStamped fait main (handmade) beneath the pedestal foot, it was crafted at the celebrated Pichon atelier in Uzès, long known for its woven ceramic forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach braided strand was formed and assembled by hand, creating an open latticework body that lets light pass through beautifully. Small floral bosses decorate the interior base, adding another layer of texture and beauty. The glaze settles richly into the recesses and catches light across the raised braid, giving the whole piece wonderful depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the kind of piece that works just as well empty as it does filled with fruit, walnuts, or pears at the center of a table. Somewhere between basket and sculpture, it brings an easy Provençal elegance into a room without ever feeling overly formal. A really beautiful example of Pichon Uzès pottery.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52408907235671,"sku":"FAI-016","price":385.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/french-pichon-uzes-handmade-yellow-ceramic-basket-2.jpg?v=1766574667"},{"product_id":"antique-green-earthenware-octagonal-plates-french","title":"Antique French Green Glazed Plates | Pair from the Drôme | Late 19th to Early 20th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat really grabs you about this pair of antique French plates is the glaze. That deep bottle green terre vernissée (glazed earthenware) surface has incredible depth. It's the kind of color you only seem to find in old pottery from the Drôme and surrounding parts of southern France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLikely dating from the late 19th to early 20th century, with a faceted twelve (12) sided form and a simple beaded border around the rim. It's a classic look with an amazing color.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe warm terracotta clay shows through underneath and along the worn edges where decades of use softened the glaze back. You can still see darker speckling in the glaze along with faint turning rings underneath from the wheel. There are small chips, scratches, and glaze wear throughout, which simply show the life these plates have lived.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are the kinds of plates that make simple food look fantastic. Bread, olives, cheese, tomatoes, a bottle of rosé on the table... suddenly the whole room feels more Provençal. They also look beautiful hung on a kitchen or gently stacked next to the stove. A really good pair with tons of warmth and character still intact.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52408908349783,"sku":"TWE-005","price":463.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/antique-green-earthenware-octagonal-plates-french-2.jpg?v=1766575433"},{"product_id":"antique-french-country-octagonal-pottery-serving-dishes","title":"Antique French Pottery Table Service | Vallauris Beretta et Cie | Mustard Glaze Three Piece Set","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French service de table (table service) is the kind of complete Vallauris set that almost never survives together. Produced by Beretta et Cie in the 1890s, the three piece grouping includes a covered soup tureen, a footed compotier (serving bowl), and a large salad bowl, all finished in the same warm mustard yellow glaze with matching faceted forms and brown beaded rims.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe glaze is beautiful across the entire set. Deep yellow terre vernissée (glazed earthenware) softening into darker manganese tones around the rims, feet, and decorative borders.  There are minor variations that remind you every piece passed through the firing by hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tureen lid carries a mottled brown finial, the compotier rises on a faceted pedestal, and the salad bowl has that substantial weight old Vallauris pottery is known for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet together on a long farmhouse table, the whole collection immediately feels Provençal. Soup in the tureen, fruit in the compotier, greens in the bowl, a bottle of rosé nearby... you can almost see the meal already happening. Complete Beretta et Cie sets like this are getting genuinely difficult to find, especially with all three original pieces still together.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52432150331735,"sku":"TWE-004","price":1295.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/antique-french-country-octagonal-pottery-serving-dishes-2.jpg?v=1767093502"},{"product_id":"rustic-provencal-green-glazed-ceramic-bowl-set-country-kitchen","title":"Antique French Green Glazed Earthenware Bowls | Set | Provençal Country Kitchen","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis pair of antique French green glazed bowls came together from different periods, but somehow feel completely at home beside one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe larger saladier (serving bowl) is the older of the two, likely dating from the late 19th to early 20th century. It has a wide, shallow body and the kind of dark variegated emerald glaze you only seem to find on older provincial pottery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe smaller bowl is a later mid 20th century companion piece, brighter in tone and slightly cleaner in finish. Not a true matched set, but a really good pairing all the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth bowls were wheel thrown in terre vernissée (glazed earthenware). The larger bowl shows throwing rings and a wonderfully uneven glaze with areas of wear revealing the warm terracotta underneath. Small rim chips and glaze pitting speak to the decades of use. The smaller bowl has a finer crackle across the glaze and a more uniform green surface, with its own soft signs of age and kitchen life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTogether they have exactly the relaxed look of a real Provençal kitchen collection built slowly over time. The larger bowl wants lemons, tomatoes, or a loose summer salad... while the smaller one feels perfect for olives, fleur de sel, or whisked eggs beside the stove. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52432154526039,"sku":"TWE-009","price":446.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/rustic-provencal-green-glazed-ceramic-bowl-set-country-kitchen-2.jpg?v=1767093708"},{"product_id":"vintage-style-green-pottery-plates-french-country-dining","title":"Antique French Green Glazed Earthenware Plates | Set of Five | Late 19th to Early 20th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis set of five antique French green glazed plates is exactly the kind of brocante find that makes you glad you got up early and drove out into the countryside. Each plate was wheel thrown in terre vernissée (glazed earthenware) and finished in a deep emerald green glaze with the darker speckling and tonal variation that comes from old wood fired kilns. Likely southern French, dating to the late 19th or early 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe glaze on these is fantastic. Deep green shifting almost to black toward the centers, with warm terracotta showing through around the rims where decades of handling softened the edges. There are a few small chips and one larger chip underneath one plate, all completely consistent with real use over the last hundred years. They are weighty too... the way old country pottery should feel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are the kinds of plates that instantly change the mood of a table. Salade niçoise, a wedge of cheese with crusty bread, roasted figs in late summer... they make simple food look even better. Stacked on a shelf, the color alone carries so much warmth and southern French character. These are a delightful addition to any home.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52432159703383,"sku":"TWE-007","price":675.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/vintage-style-green-pottery-plates-french-country-dining-2.jpg?v=1767093887"},{"product_id":"french-provencal-style-green-ceramic-dieulefit-serving-dish","title":"Antique French Green Glazed Dish | Lobed Oval Coupelle | Likely Dieulefit, Late 19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French coupelle (small serving dish) has the kind of deep green glaze that immediately makes you think of Dieulefit pottery from the Drôme. Likely dating to the late 19th or very early 20th century. The gently scalloped form and rich copper green terre vernissée (glazed earthenware) surface feel unmistakably southern French. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe glaze is really beautiful here. Deep green through the center well, thinning slightly along the scalloped rim where darker clay tones begin to show through underneath. There is also a soft iridescent shimmer across the surface that only comes with age on old glazes. Small chips and edge wear feel completely appropriate to the life this piece has lived.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the kind of small French dish that quietly gets used all the time. Perfect beside the bed for jewelry and keys, on a kitchen counter with figs or grapes, or sitting next to a cheese board at apéro (pre dinner drinks and snacks). The green alone carries so much warmth and character. A lovely little piece of Provence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52432173629783,"sku":"FAI-019","price":360.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/french-provencal-style-green-ceramic-dieulefit-serving-dish-2.jpg?v=1767094460"},{"product_id":"rustic-provencal-green-glazed-ceramic-bowls-farmhouse-tableware","title":"Pair Green Glazed Provençal Serving Bowls | Vintage French Pottery","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis pair of antique French green glazed bowls has exactly the kind of simple Provençal character that works in almost any kitchen. Found in the South of France and likely dating to the mid 20th century, both bowls were hand thrown in terre vernissée (glazed earthenware) and finished in a deep bottle green glaze over warm red clay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe glaze is beautiful on these. Rich green with darker depth toward the center and lighter movement near the rims where flashes of terracotta show through. You can still see throwing lines inside along with small kiln marks from firing. Similar, but not perfectly identical, exactly the way handmade French pottery should feel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA matched set of these serving bowls is truly a wonderful find.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFill them with figs, tomatoes, sea salt, or simply stack them on the counter and let the color do the work. Old green glazed bowls like this bring a relaxed southern French feeling into a kitchen immediately, especially when paired with wood, linen, and antique copper.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52432213016919,"sku":"TWE-008","price":815.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/rustic-provencal-green-glazed-ceramic-bowls-farmhouse-tableware-2.jpg?v=1767095263"},{"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. 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Fine craquelure runs throughout the glaze, with light wear and iron speckling from more than a century of age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFilled with trailing geraniums, lemons, or simply left empty on a sideboard, this old Malicorne jardinière has real presence from every angle. The shape, the pierced work, and the blue decoration all pull you in closer the longer you look at it. A really beautiful piece of French faïence with all the age and character you hope to find still intact.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52498628903255,"sku":"DEL-003","price":980.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/delft-style-french-faience-oval-cachepot-hand-painted-2.jpg?v=1767896257"},{"product_id":"early-french-country-earthenware-creamer-pitcher","title":"Antique French Jaspé Pitcher | Hand Thrown Slip Glaze | Late 19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French jaspé pitcher has exactly the kind of warmth that makes old country pottery so hard to leave behind at a brocante. Likely dating from the late 19th or very early 20th century, the little pichet carries the classic French country form with its rounded belly, hand pinched spout, and applied loop handle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe glaze is fantastic. A warm amber yellow base covered with flowing jaspé slip decoration in green, manganese brown, and iron red, all running differently across the surface from the firing. No two sides look quite the same. You can still see the wheel throwing rings across the body, and the small chip on the rim feels appropriate to the age of the piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the kind of pottery that works anywhere. Beside stacked plates on a shelf, holding lavender on a windowsill, or sitting beside coffee with cream inside. 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It is certainly full of charm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis antique French faience plate likely dates from the late 19th century, around 1870 to 1900. It is tin-glazed earthenware, likely produced somewhere in provincial France. No maker’s mark is visible, which is common for country pottery of this kind. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rooster feels expressive and that is part of what makes the plate so appealing. It looks like something made for a real French table that everyone would enjoy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe surface shows a heavy network of craquelure, along with light pitting and small glaze losses along the rim. These are the marks of a plate that has been used for well over a hundred years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, it would be beautiful on a kitchen wall, leaned on a plate rail, or placed on a sideboard with linen napkins and a stoneware pitcher. 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These have been a staple in southern French kitchens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach cup was wheel thrown in earthenware and dipped in that deep glossy green glaze the region is known for, with flashes of iridescent tones settling into the bottoms. The dark manganese brown handles were pulled and applied by hand, and the slight differences from one cup to the next are exactly what make a handmade set feel alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStacked up on a counter (be careful, they are extremely fine for earthenware!) or placed on a gleaming silver tray, these look fantastic even before they are used. Perfect for tea, café au lait, or slow mornings around a long wooden table. A complete Dieulefit set like this, with such rich color still intact, is a welcome addition to any modern kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52498638242135,"sku":"CER-060","price":558.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/vintage-french-green-glazed-ceramic-cup-set-handmade-2.jpg?v=1767896734"},{"product_id":"dieulefit-french-olive-jar-emerald-green-pottery","title":"Antique French Olive Pot | Dieulefit Green Earthenware | Early 20th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French olive pot is a great little piece of Dieulefit pottery, with the kind of color combination that immediately tells you where it came from. The rich emerald green glaze paired with the dark brown manganese handles and lid knop is classic Dieulefit, the pottery village in the Drôme that has been producing earthenware for centuries. Likely dating from the early to mid 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shape is what really makes this one. A rounded egg-shaped body sitting on a small foot and a domed lid with a little notch cut into the rim for a serving spoon. That tiny detail tells the whole story. This was made to sit on a real table and actually get used. Small glaze drips and irregularities around the shoulder only make it better.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFilled with olives, sea salt, or sitting open on the counter beside a cutting board, this little pot brings a relaxed Provençal feeling with it immediately. 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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":"antique-french-yellow-glazed-earthenware-teapot-circa-1820","title":"Antique French Yellow Glazed Teapot | Provençal Earthenware Théière | Late 19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvening tea feels different when the pot looks like it came straight from a Provençal kitchen. This antique French yellow glazed teapot has that warm yellow glaze that is so popular with old French pottery. It is simple, useful and full of that sunny southern French character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis théière de campagne, or country teapot, likely dates from the late 19th to early 20th century. It is consistent with regional glazed earthenware from the South of France. It was made with clay and finished with a yellow glaze. No maker’s mark is visible on the unglazed foot, which is exactly what you would expect from a rural pottery piece of this kind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe glaze shows natural age and surface variation, with small chips along the rim, lid and spout tip where the terracotta shows through. There is wear around the base and scattered marks from long handling and use. These are the details that give old Provençal pottery its warmth. 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Dieulefit potters have been working clay in the Drôme Provençale for generations, and every now and then a glaze comes along that seems to capture the landscape around them.  Made by Terre et Provence, it likely dates to the mid 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shape is every bit as appealing as the glaze. Ten deep ribs radiate outward from a small central well to a softly undulating rim, creating a dish that was designed to cradle slices of melon, peaches, deviled eggs, and other delightful appetizers. It's the perfect dish for an apéro or goûter. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePicture this sitting in the middle of a table at a long summer lunch, filled with apricots from the market in Apt or figs picked that morning from the garden. And when the table is cleared, it looks just as good sitting on the counter. Some items bring a little Provence into a room. 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A really good signed Pichon piece with wonderful texture and presence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52502516302167,"sku":"FAI-015","price":670.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/large-pichon-uzes-grey-glazed-ceramic-basket-serving-bowl-2.jpg?v=1767963276"},{"product_id":"tiny-dessert-glasses-with-short-stems","title":"Antique French Uranium Glass Coupes | Set of Six, c. 1900","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese antique French uranium glass coupes have a little magic built into them. In normal light, they appear as clear glass with a soft aged tone and delicate etched decoration. Under ultraviolet light, they glow that wonderful electric green that makes uranium glass so much fun to collect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis set of six coupelles à sorbet, or dessert coupes, likely dates from around 1880 to 1920. Each coupe has a shallow etched bowl and short stem with a repeating floral and cartouche pattern running around the glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUse them for sorbet, berries, mousse or a small dessert course at the end of lunch. They are refined enough for a dressed table but the glow gives them a playful side too. A complete set of six makes them especially easy to use and enjoy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52502534062423,"sku":"BAR-033","price":590.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/antique-etched-glass-dessert-coupes-floral-stemmed-bowls-uranium-1.jpg?v=1781030772"},{"product_id":"dark-green-pitcher-with-thick-handle","title":"Antique French Pitcher | Deep Emerald Green Glazed Earthenware | Early to Mid 20th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French pitcher came out of Provence with the kind of emerald green glaze that immediately grabs your attention across the room. A simple country pichet (pitcher) in glazed earthenware, likely dating from the early to mid 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt has a unique farmhouse form: cylindrical body, squared loop handle, and a hand pulled pouring lip. 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The silver plate frame holds two ribbed glasses side by side, ready for olives, coarse salt, mustard, cornichons, sauces or small spoons at the table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe silver plate has aged to a soft patina, with areas of wear showing through to the base metal. The pressed glass foot catches the light beautifully and the two glasses remain clear and useful. It would be lovely on a dining table, bar cart or coffee tray, bringing a quiet bit of French table ceremony to the moment. It's also been suggested this would be wonderful for orange juice in the mornings as well!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52532933853527,"sku":"TWE-049","price":365.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/early-20th-century-silver-and-cut-glass-serving-set-elegant-tableware-2.jpg?v=1768308738"},{"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. 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The smaller nests into the larger, the orange glaze catches the light and their wide format makes them feel both useful and decorative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese jattes, or wide preparation bowls, were wheel thrown in the Languedoc region and likely date from the late 19th to early 20th century. Each has a thick collared rim, pinched pouring spout and clever cut-out grip formed directly from the rim rather than added on separately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe glazed interiors have a warm speckled orange tone, while the bare earthenware exteriors show age, use and old hearth marks, including soot on one base. 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Likely produced in France in the late 19th to early 20th century, these coupes a champagne sit comfortably in that window when the saucer-shaped glass was the way the French drank their sparkling wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bowls are cut with vertical panel facets around the lower half, catching the light cleanly when filled. The stems are turned in a baluster profile with a clear central knop, and the circular feet show pontil marks underneath. Substantial in the hand without feeling heavy, well-proportioned across both pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet these antique French coupe glasses out before guests arrive, pour something cold and bubbly, and the room shifts. 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Cast lion mask ring handles rest easily on the sides. A stepped pedestal foot and gadrooned border provide just enough ornament without overwhelming the table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lion heads are particularly well executed, with crisp mane detail and movable rings suspended from their mouths. The overall shape is balanced and elegant... substantial enough to hold a bottle of champagne or white wine surrounded by ice, yet refined enough to remain on display between gatherings. The silver plating has mellowed beautifully over time, creating the soft glow that makes vintage French tableware so appealing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLook closely and you can see the gentle wear at the highest points of the lion masks and along the rim, where decades of handling have allowed the warmer base metal to emerge beneath the silver plate. It is the sort of patina that develops through use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis French champagne bucket belongs at the center of a long table, a bottle chilling inside while friends gather for lunch that stretches well into the afternoon. Pieces like this have a way of making an occasion feel just a little more special.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52574315512151,"sku":"BAR-027","price":555.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/french-vintage-silver-wine-cooler-with-lion-head-handles-3.jpg?v=1768741719"},{"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"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/collections\/Kitchen_And_Table_Antiques_Collection.jpg?v=1774971280","url":"https:\/\/theprovencecollection.com\/collections\/kitchen-table-antiques.oembed?page=5","provider":"The Provence Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}