{"title":"The French Kitchen","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe French kitchen has always been a warm, working room... shaped by good materials, practical tools and objects made to last. This collection brings together antique French kitchenware chosen for its age, use, patina, material character and decorative presence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere you may find copper pots and pans, iron cookware, baking molds, cutting boards, knives, choppers, storage jars, utensils and other pieces once used for preparing, cooking, baking, serving and storing food in French homes, farms, bakeries and professional kitchens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade in wood, copper, iron, pottery, faïence and other traditional materials... these pieces often show the honest marks of kitchen life: knife cuts, oxidation, worn handles, old repairs, softened surfaces and traces of repeated use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome remain practical, while others are best appreciated as decorative antiques. Together, they bring the warmth, texture and lived-in soul of an old French kitchen into the home.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"complete-apprentice-copper-set","title":"Antique French Copper Apprentice Set | Daubiere \u0026 Saucepans | 19th Century Masterwork","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French copper apprentice set represents the ultimate test of a young coppersmith's skill before becoming a master craftsman. These miniature pieces were deliberately made smaller to demonstrate technical mastery while using less precious metal. The ensemble includes an oval daubiere, a lidded stockpot with bail handle, and two traditional copper saucepans with forged iron handles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach piece showcases the exacting standards required of French metalworkers in the late 19th century. The dovetailed construction on the copper daubiere, the precise riveting, and the delicate tinned interiors all speak to exceptional craftsmanship. The surfaces are in excellent condition, just showing natural aging. One saucepan handle has a loose rivet that could be tightened by a blacksmith or coppersmith. This is patina and wear that cannot be replicated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a stunning set. Imaine this compact copper cookware set displayed in a country kitchen or even used for intimate dinner preparations. In France, apprentice sets like this were treasured as proof of mastery and often passed down through generations of cooks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether used for delicate sauces or displayed as a testament to French metalworking tradition, this chef d'œuvre brings both history and functionality to your kitchen. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52219958264151,"sku":"COP-002","price":955.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/COP-002-03525.jpg?v=1764074322"},{"product_id":"antique-copper-square-ramekin-set","title":"Antique French Copper Pots | Hammered Pair with Brass Handles | Late 19th to Early 20th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis pair of antique French copper pots (maybe copper ramekins) are simply amazing with their square shape and rich character. Hand hammered and assembled with brass dovetail seams along the base, these petites marmites likely date from the late 19th to early 20th century, when such construction was still done by hand in regional workshops. No maker's mark is visible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shape is what gets you. A rounded square body with a banded waist, a slight bulge at the bottom, and the warm pinkish glow of polished copper running across every surface. Each of these antique copper kitchen pots has two cast brass handles.  The dovetailed brass seam runs along the base perimeter of each piece. It's craftsmanship that looks like art. They just do not make them like this anymore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese little hammered copper containers were made for daily kitchen use. Most likely, individual portions were served in these. Today, they can be used for salt or small condiments to bring a touch of Provence to your table. Otherwise, they shine on a kitchen shelf, hold potted flowers on a dressed table, or sit beside the stove as a quiet piece of France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA matching pair this small, with this much hand work in it, are difficult to source. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52219968356695,"sku":"COP-005","price":305.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/COP-005-03493.jpg?v=1764074495"},{"product_id":"utensil-holder-stamped-tin","title":"Provençal Wall Mounted Utensil Holder in Aged Steel","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"802\" data-end=\"1006\"\u003eAn evocative early 20th century French steel wall mounted utensil holder with twin cylindrical compartments and a scalloped backplate, sourced directly from a long held home in the Luberon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1008\" data-end=\"1480\"\u003eThis well preserved wall mounted utensil holder was purchased at a vide maison in the Luberon and removed directly from the wall where it had likely hung for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1008\" data-end=\"1480\"\u003eConstructed from thin sheet steel, possibly originally tinned for kitchen use, the piece features two deep cylindrical compartments beneath a decorative scalloped backplate with an integrated hanging loop. The surface shows a quiet, honest patina developed through daily domestic life rather than display.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1482\" data-end=\"1792\"\u003eThe form is firmly utilitarian, intended to smaller utensils and everyday cooking tools close at hand. Over time, the original protective finish has softened or worn away, allowing the steel to develop a richly varied surface with areas of oxidation and darkened tone that speak to age and long use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1794\" data-end=\"2092\"\u003eToday, the holder remains fully functional and visually restrained, offering a rare glimpse into the working kitchens of rural Provence. It hangs beautifully near a range, above a preparation table, or in a pantry, bringing authenticity and material honesty rather than decoration for its own sake.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52219977695575,"sku":"DEC-018","price":295.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/DEC-018-03475.jpg?v=1767865012"},{"product_id":"set-of-3-vintage-beer-bottles-green","title":"Three Swiss Bülach Green Glass Clamp Bottles with Porcelain Tops","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"333\" data-end=\"516\"\u003eA well preserved set of three Swiss Bülach green glass swing top bottles (circa 1940 to 1950), richly tinted and beautifully practical, with their original ceramic stoppers and wire closures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"518\" data-end=\"873\"\u003eCollected in a small market town in Alsace, this trio carries the quiet confidence of everyday European utility made elegant by proportion and material. The glass is a deep forest green that catches light handsomely on an open shelf or bar cart, and each bottle is topped with a crisp white ceramic cap and an orange gasket that adds a warm note of color.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"875\" data-end=\"1192\"\u003eThe stoppers are marked Bülach, a detail that points to Swiss manufacture. These were the kinds of bottles kept close at hand for table water, infused syrups, house cordials, or pantry staples, designed to seal securely and be used again and again.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52221091152215,"sku":"GLS-020","price":325.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/GLS-020-03618.jpg?v=1764086608"},{"product_id":"old-pegeaut-coffee-grinder","title":"Antique French Coffee Grinder | Peugeot Frères | Late 19th C.","description":"\u003cp\u003eSome pieces earn their character through use. This antique French coffee grinder is one of them. The oak box, darkened by decades of handling, is handsome. The brass hopper has been softened by age, and the worn iron crank all speak to a life spent on a kitchen counter rather than tucked away in a cupboard. Just like today, the morning coffee ritual was strong in the late 1800's. Someone reached for this grinder each morning and returned to the same spot when the coffee was ready.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe construction is a handsome mix of wood and metal. There is a small drawer below for collecting freshly ground coffee. The iron crank is fitted with a turned wooden handle that remains comfortable in the hand. A brass maker's plaque survives on the front of the box, its lettering softened by time and use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe proportions are compact and practical, exactly what you would expect from a coffee mill intended for everyday service. This grinder really played a role in someone's kitchen. Morning light coming through the window, fresh beans poured into the hopper, the familiar rhythm of the handle turning before the day began. That feeling is still here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether placed on a shelf, bookcase or sitting on the counter, this antique French coffee grinder can simply be appreciated for its craftsmanship and patina.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52221121757527,"sku":"DEC-026","price":275.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/DEC-026-03434.jpg?v=1764169461"},{"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":"french-antique-marble-mortar-and-pestle","title":"Antique French Marble Mortar \u0026 Pestle | Provencal Silhouette | 18th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eFound at a lovely summertime brocante in Bonnieux, this antique French marble mortar and its turned wooden pestle are just a delight to be around. The mortier en marbre has been carved from a single block of cream marble with the four projecting ear handles that are typical of Provencal kitchen work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can see the natural dark veining running through the stone and the deep ochre staining that has soaked into the marble over generations of grinding garlic, herbs and pistou. The upper edges have been worn smooth from being lifted and held by many hands across many years. The corners where the lobes meet the body have rounded over, the kind of erosion that only comes from centuries of use. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bowl is deep, the rim is thick, and the marble carries the kind of soaked-in patina that only comes from a working kitchen. This antique marble mortar and pestle paired together would have been on the counter daily, used for everything from aioli to tapenade to the Friday night pistou. The wooden pestle is turned with two simple incised rings near the head and shows the darkened, polished surface you get from decades of being held.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA piece like this is special and you can see that it has been in loving hands for centuries. The four-eared lobed silhouette is the textbook Provencal look that is welcomed in any kitchen. This antique French mortar will sit as a statement piece on any countertop and loves to be paired with antique copper or set on an antique wooden cutting board.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52274958172503,"sku":"DEC-008","price":615.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/french-antique-marble-mortar-and-pestle-2.jpg?v=1764771748"},{"product_id":"vallauris-terracotta-milk-pot-societe-generale-am-french-cookware","title":"Vallauris Pot à Lait in Glazed Terracotta, Stamped Societe Generale","description":"\u003cp\u003eA beautifully preserved Vallauris pot à lait, stamped Societe Generale, loves to be displayed in any kitchen as a conversation piece. It is formed in terracotta and finished with a luminous ochre glaze that glows warmly at the rim and interior.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis pot was shaped for daily use. Its rounded body, generous proportions, and single pulled handle reflect the ingrained artistry of Provençal kitchen wares designed to be used by the entire family. The exterior remains softly matte, bearing the traces of firing and use, while the glazed interior once protected milk or sauces over gentle heat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced in Vallauris during the early twentieth century, this piece belongs to the period when regional cooperatives supplied durable ceramics to homes and cafés across southern France. The stamped mark confirms workshop production rather than later decorative revival, grounding the object firmly in its utilitarian origins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, it carries a presence that feels intimate and lived in. It is equally compelling styled as a utensil pot, a small planter, or simply left empty on open shelving, where its proportions and surface quietly command attention.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52286931632471,"sku":"CER-055","price":495.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/vallauris-terracotta-milk-pot-societe-generale-am-french-cookware-2.jpg?v=1764937913"},{"product_id":"rustic-provencal-yellow-ceramic-kitchen-utensil-holder","title":"Antique French Confit Pot | Yellow Glazed Earthenware | Provençal 19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French confit pot has exactly the kind of soft yellow glaze (ochre) that makes old Provençal pottery so attractive. Small, simple, and beautifully proportioned, it would have once held preserved meats, lard, or kitchen staples tucked onto a shelf in a country farmhouse. You can see that this one has been very useful during its lifetime. Likely created mid to late 19th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shape is wonderful. Straight sided body, rolled rim, and an unglazed terracotta foot underneath. The yellow glaze has aged beautifully across the surface with fine crazing and worn spots around the rim where the clay starts to show through again. Nothing about it feels decorative for the sake of decoration. It feels used and loved for generations in the best possible way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the sort of old French pottery that instantly warms up a kitchen. Wooden spoons by the stove, garlic on the counter, or simply sitting on a shelf where the glaze can catch the light. The yellow on this one really does the work. Quiet, grounded, and completely Provençal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52385446003031,"sku":"CER-046","price":385.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/rustic-provencal-yellow-ceramic-kitchen-utensil-holder-1.jpg?v=1766176999"},{"product_id":"double-handled-jug-glazed-earthenware-vintage","title":"Antique French Rillettes Pot | Glazed Earthenware | Tigré Drip Glaze","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French pot à rillettes (rillettes pot) is exactly the kind of kitchen pottery that is simply just amazing to have around. Small, practical, and completely tied to daily life in a country kitchen. Likely thrown sometime between 1880 and 1920, it would have held duck or pork rillettes sealed under fat and kept close at hand in the pantry or cellar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shape is squat and sturdy with a rounded bell and two hand pulled strap handles that do not quite mirror one another, which honestly makes it better. The glaze is what really carries the piece though. Rich iron brown with long tigré (tiger stripe) drips of green and manganese black running down the body from the firing. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the kind of little French pot that fits anywhere. Beside the stove holding sea salt, on a shelf with old wood and copper, or simply sitting on its own where the glaze can do the work. Small pieces like this are easy to live with and hard to stop looking at once they are there.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52394967007575,"sku":"CER-036","price":235.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/double-handled-jug-glazed-earthenware-vintage-2.jpg?v=1766333079"},{"product_id":"rustic-provencal-ceramic-storage-vessel-farmhouse-pottery","title":"Antique French Pot à Graisse | Glazed Terracotta | Original Merchant Tag","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French pot à graisse (grease pot) grabbed me immediately because the original paper merchant tag is still tied to the handle. That almost never happens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tag references Saint Laurent les Macon and still carries a handwritten price list on the back for cire apprêtée (prepared wax) sold by weight. Somehow, both the pot and its little piece of history managed to stay together for more than a century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pot itself is exactly the kind of country pottery I love most. Small, useful, and completely amazing. Hand thrown in terracotta with a softly tapered body, two little applied button handles, and a dark olive brown glaze worn back naturally in places to the warm clay underneath. Inside, the glaze shifts lighter to a creamy yellow tone, while the rim still carries traces of old kitchen use and handling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the sort of object that does not need styling tricks to feel special. Set it on a shelf beside old wood and copper or leave it exactly as it is with the tag hanging from the handle. The whole thing carries history. A small everyday piece that somehow managed to bring its story along with it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52402418843991,"sku":"CER-034","price":395.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/rustic-provencal-ceramic-storage-vessel-farmhouse-pottery-2.jpg?v=1766480231"},{"product_id":"french-vintage-traditional-wooden-mortar-and-pestle-kitchen","title":"Antique French Wooden Mortar and Pestle | Hand Turned | 19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French mortier et pilon (mortar and pestle) has exactly the kind of warmth that only comes from generations of real kitchen use. Likely dating to the second half of the 19th century, it was hand turned on a lathe and would have lived close at hand in a Provençal kitchen for garlic, herbs, coarse salt, and pistou.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mortar has a beautiful rounded silhouette with a softly flared rim and a small turned foot underneath, all cut from richly grained fruitwood or walnut. The wood has darkened beautifully over time. The matching pestle fits the hand perfectly, worn smooth at the grinding end from decades of use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the kind of kitchen item that changes the feeling of a counter the moment you set it down. Crush garlic with basil and olive oil in it and suddenly the whole room smells like the South of France. Even sitting empty beside a cutting board, it carries a quiet sense of history and daily ritual that is hard to recreate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52402433392983,"sku":"DEC-023","price":235.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/french-vintage-traditional-wooden-mortar-and-pestle-kitchen-2.jpg?v=1766480726"},{"product_id":"rustic-provencal-earthenware-kitchen-jar-traditional-pottery","title":"Antique French Confit Pot | Brown Glazed Interior | Late 19th C","description":"\u003cp\u003eSimple, useful and beautiful... this antique French confit pot is exactly the kind of country pottery that once sat beside the hearth in a working farmhouse kitchen. Known also as a pot à graisse (grease pot), it would have held rendered fat or saindoux (lard) within easy reach for everyday cooking. Likely dating from the late 19th to early 20th century, consistent with rural French terre vernissée (glazed earthenware) of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe body was wheel thrown in warm russet terracotta and left unglazed on the outside, allowing the throwing rings and natural clay color to show clearly. Inside, a rich treacle brown glaze lines the interior and stops neatly at the rim where it catches the light. Two small hand applied loop handles sit high on the shoulder, giving the piece just enough detail without losing its quiet utilitarian feel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the kind of pottery that instantly makes a kitchen feel more grounded. Perfect beside the stove holding sea salt or dried lavender from the market. It could also hold a succulent or other small potted plant. Old French confit pots like this carry a warmth and simplicity that modern pottery rarely seems to capture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52408446615895,"sku":"CER-051","price":155.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/rustic-provencal-earthenware-kitchen-jar-traditional-pottery-2.jpg?v=1766573321"},{"product_id":"18th-century-style-french-faience-brush-pot-hand-painted-ceramic","title":"Antique French Faience Cache Pot | 18th Century | Hand Painted Chinoiserie","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French faïence cache pot is the kind of find that almost makes you stop breathing for a second when you spot it. An 18th century petit feu (low fired enamel) piece in the Louis XV taste, with the kind of softly shaped chantourné silhouette and hand painted floral decoration associated with Marseille and Sceaux faience from the third quarter of the 1700s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe painting is beautiful throughout, with delicate bouquets in soft pinks, yellows, and lavender tones framed by fine manganese purple lines, but the real surprise is underneath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe base carries a hand painted chinoiserie scene with a small figure holding a parasol beside flowering branches and foliage. That kind of detail was done for pride as much as decoration, meant for a piece that would actually be lifted and admired in the hand. You rarely see that level of attention on later revival faïence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the kind of piece that does not need much around it. A few garden flowers on a windowsill, sitting on a bureau, or simply left empty where the painting can speak for itself. True 18th century French faïence with charm and proof that it was well looked after for centuries. Amazing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52408447402327,"sku":"FAI-020","price":1895.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/18th-century-style-french-faience-brush-pot-hand-painted-ceramic-2.jpg?v=1766573398"},{"product_id":"rustic-french-tian-gratin-style-ceramic-shallow-baking-dish","title":"Antique French Gratin Dish | Crackle Glaze | Provençal Tian","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French gratin dish is exactly the kind of pottery I end up digging out from the back corner of a brocante stall. Rustic and clearly used for generations. Likely dating from the late 19th to early 20th century, the shallow oval form sits firmly in the tradition of Provençal tian (baking dishes) and plats à gratin (gratin dishes). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe glaze combination is what makes this one really work. A cream glazed interior covered in beautiful dense crazing, wrapped by a warm honey brown slip glaze around the rim and outer body. Small chips along the edge reveal the pale clay underneath, and the crackle throughout has that depth only real age can create.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the kind of dish that still begs to be used. Tomatoes and zucchini under the broiler, baked figs with honey, goat cheese at the center of the table. Even sitting empty with lemons or walnuts inside, it brings that relaxed Provençal kitchen feeling with it immediately. 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The kind of thing you spot at a brocante and immediately pick up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe decoration is fantastic. Deep cobalt blue glaze with a white ondulé (wavy) slip border around the rim, scattered white dot decoration, and three little hand painted ducks walking across the front on green grass. The brushwork is loose and confident in the best way. Inside, the glaze shifts to a warm caramel amber with fine age crazing throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis little Alsatian terrine feels happiest in a working country kitchen. Perfect for pâté, foie gras, sea salt beside the stove, or simply sitting on a shelf where those ducks can make everyone smile when they walk by. This is the kind of pottery that brings personality into a room immediately.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52432167403863,"sku":"KWE-006","price":315.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/vintage-french-soufflenheim-goose-ceramic-terrine-dish-2.jpg?v=1767094216"},{"product_id":"french-white-crackle-glazed-oval-gratin-dish-earthenware","title":"Antique French Gratin Dish | Glazed Earthenware | Early 20th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French gratin dish is exactly the kind of old kitchen pottery I always end up bringing home from brocantes. Beautiful, useful and worn in all the right places. Likely dating to the early 20th century, the oval terre cuite émaillée (glazed earthenware) body carries the kind of simple provincial form French kitchens relied on for generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe inside is finished in a warm white glaze with beautiful age crazing throughout, while the outside carries a softly moulded ribbed band that gives the piece just enough detail without trying too hard. Around the foot, the exposed terracotta shows through with the kind of wear only decades of oven use can create.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the sort of dish that still begs to be cooked in. Potato gratin, roasted tomatoes, baked fruit in late summer... it still feels completely at home doing exactly what it was made for. Style it next to an old French cutting board or beside some antique copper and wood, it carries that relaxed French farmhouse kitchen feeling with it immediately.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52432188440919,"sku":"KWE-007","price":355.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/french-white-crackle-glazed-oval-gratin-dish-earthenware-2.jpg?v=1772733245"},{"product_id":"antique-french-terracotta-cooking-vessel-handle-vallauris","title":"Antique French Vallauris Poêlon | Terracotta Cooking Pot | Hollow Handle","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French poêlon from Vallauris is exactly the kind of cooking pottery that spent its life beside a real Provençal stove. The S \"STAR\" G Vallauris stamp is pressed into the body below the rim alongside the number 16, dating the piece to the early to mid 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shape is classic Vallauris: rounded lower body, slightly tapered neck, flared rim, and a hollow tubular handle designed to take a wooden stick so the cook could move it over the fire without getting burned. The inside carries a rich dark brown glaze, while the outside is left as warm bare terracotta. Soot still clings around the base from years of use over flame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the kind of pot that looks better with age. Perfect beside the stove holding wooden spoons, dried lavender, or simply sitting on open shelving where the shape and surface can speak for themselves. Old Vallauris cooking pottery with this much wear and patina brings that old world charm into any kitchen setting.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52447082283351,"sku":"CER-063","price":298.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/antique-french-terracotta-cooking-vessel-handle-vallauris-2.jpg?v=1767442026"},{"product_id":"french-vire-style-omelette-plate-yellow-earthenware","title":"Antique French Tourne Omelette | Provencal Yellow Ochre Earthenware | Late 19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French \"tourne omelette\" (omelette turner) is a great piece of Provençal kitchen history, likely dating to the late 19th century. Also known as a vire omelette plate, the form was designed specifically for flipping omelettes the traditional way. That's why it was formed with a wide sloping rim, shallow center well, and a substantial foot underneath that doubles as a grip when turning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePractical and beautiful. It is an inspiring piece of French culinary history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe earthenware body is finished in a soft yellow ochre glaze with beautiful age crazing throughout. Underneath, kiln marks and glaze drips remain visible, while small rim chips reveal the warm red clay beneath. The single incised ring around the rim is the only decoration, and honestly, it does not need anything more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeaned on a shelf, filled with walnuts in their shells, or actually used for Sunday omelettes, this old vire-tourne carries the feeling of a real Provençal farmhouse kitchen with it. The kind of pottery that feels instantly at home once it is there.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52447084970327,"sku":"CER-066","price":330.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/french-vire-style-omelette-plate-yellow-earthenware-2.jpg?v=1767442336"},{"product_id":"1780-french-utilitarian-faisselle-green-glazed-earthenware","title":"Antique French Earthenware Colander | Jaspe Glaze Passoire | Late 19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French colander has the kind of color and patina that makes aged southern pottery feel so good. The interior is a warm yellow glaze, while the outside carries green jaspe decoration in loose hand-applied splashes. It feels like a colander that was used daily in a real French kitchen... \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis passoire (colander) likely dates from the late 19th century and is consistent with southern French jaspe pottery styles.  It is reminiscent of the kind of work associated with villages such as Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe terracotta shows through where the glaze has worn at the rim, and there are a few small rim chips from age and use. The yellow and green palette has a soft, lived-in quality that feels completely at home in any home. It is a really wonderful piece of French pottery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, it can still be used as a strainer for fruit, veggies or fresh greens. It would also look beautiful filled with fresh peaches, oranges or just left empty on the counter letting the jaspe glaze catch the light of the room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDue to the age, we would not recommend hot liquid as the thermal shock may crack the pottery. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52498615796055,"sku":"CER-068","price":445.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/1780-french-utilitarian-faisselle-green-glazed-earthenware-2.jpg?v=1767896188"},{"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. The kind of pottery that feels cheerful and grounded at the same time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52498643288407,"sku":"FAI-028","price":365.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/dieulefit-french-olive-jar-emerald-green-pottery-2.jpg?v=1767896946"},{"product_id":"antique-french-green-glazed-wall-utensil-holder-19th-century-provencal-twin-cup-pottery-24-cm","title":"Antique French Wall Utensil Holder | Green Glazed Earthenware | Late 19th to Early 20th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French wall mounted utensil holder is the kind of pottery that immediately catches your eye across the room. The deep emerald green glaze is what makes the piece really pop, though somehow it becomes softer and quieter once filled with wooden utensils or dried herbs. A wonderfully balanced bit of French country pottery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKnown in France as a porte ustensiles (utensil holder), this hand built earthenware piece was likely produced in southern France in the late 19th to early 20th century. The construction is simple and direct: two cylindrical pockets fused to a rounded backplate with suspension holes at the top for hanging near the stove. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe glaze is fantastic. Rich mottled greens with incredible surface variation and flashes of copper toned iridescence where the light catches it just right. Small and subtle irregularities show this is traditional terre vernissée (glazed earthenware) made entirely by hand. Even the back carries soft streaking from the firing process where the piece rested in the kiln.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis French country wall pocket was made for a real working kitchen. Perfect for wooden spoons beside the stove, dried lavender near a sunny window, or bunches of fresh herbs hanging by the counter. The kind of completely unique piece that quietly changes the feeling of a kitchen once it is there.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52502476587351,"sku":"CER-015","price":830.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/french-green-glazed-utensil-holder-antique-2.jpg?v=1767962818"},{"product_id":"vintage-french-cheese-cutter-maria-grimal","title":"Vintage French Roquefort Cheese Cutter | Maria Grimal Fromagerie | Circa 1960s","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French cheese cutter is a great little piece of fromagerie history. Likely dating from the 1960s or 1970s, it is a classic Roquefortaise wire cutter made specifically for slicing Roquefort and other soft cheeses. The green frame still carries its original advertising for Roquefort Maria Grimal, Le Grand Affineur, an Aveyron producer dating back to the 19th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe construction is simple and built to work: a painted cast metal frame, spring tensioned cutting wire, and a marbled flecked cutting surface designed to resemble a wheel of Roquefort. Small brass finials finish the top nicely and give it just enough charm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis cutter looks fantastic on a kitchen counter or wherever it is placed. Whether you actually use it for cheese or keep it purely as a piece of old French fromagerie advertising, it brings a real sense of character and everyday French food culture with it. It is a really special piece of history, most likely used directly in the fromagerie. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52562202198359,"sku":"CTS-031","price":1488.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/vintage-roquefort-maria-grimal-cheese-cutter-2.jpg?v=1768596052"},{"product_id":"french-provencal-18th-century-earthenware-glazed-pan","title":"Antique French Poêlon | Glazed Earthenware Cooking Pot | Late 19th to Early 20th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French poêlon is a great little piece of Provençal kitchen pottery, likely dating from the late 19th to early 20th century. The iconic hollow handle is the detail that gives it away. Originally, a wooden stick would slide into the end so the pan could be moved over a hearth fire without burning your hands. There is also a small hand pinched pouring lip at the rim. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe interior carries a rich deep brown glaze, while the exterior has the original verdigris painted finish. Small glaze drips at the rim and subtle irregularities throughout remind you this thing was made entirely by hand for real kitchen use, not decoration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is exactly the kind of pottery that looks better the longer you live with it. Set it beside copper where the blue-green verdigris plays off the warm copper vibe. Fill it with olives or figs, or just let the glaze and shape speak for themselves. Old poêlons like this carry a real Provençal kitchen feeling with them, the feeling of a slower pace of life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52576920371543,"sku":"KWE-012","price":320.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/18th-19th-century-french-provincial-earthenware-cooking-pot-2.jpg?v=1768763744"},{"product_id":"oval-antique-terracotta-baking-dish-gustave-revol","title":"Antique French Baking Dish | Saint-Uze Revol | Late 19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe wire hanger is what made me stop on this one. At some point in its life, someone knew this antique French gratin dish was precious enough to add wire across the back so it could hang on the wall. I love details like that because they tell me a big part of the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade by Gustave Revol at Saint-Uze and marked Terre des Alpes on the underside, this substantial oval baking dish dates to roughly 1880–1910, when pottery like this moved seamlessly from oven to table and back again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shape is distinctive. Long and elegant, with molded shell handles at each end that feel almost architectural and very French. The caramel glaze has rich amber tones collectors look for in old terre vernissée (glazed terracotta).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTurn it over and the underside tells the rest of the story. Dark firing and cooking marks cover the base, evidence of years spent over heat. The high points of the shell handles have worn back to the red clay beneath, while light utensil marks cross the interior from generations of family meals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat I like most is that this dish was clearly used for generations and then preserved for more with the wall hanging. I can promise that this dish doesn't want to be tucked away in a cupboard, but displayed where its inherent beauty can be enjoyed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can picture it hanging on a kitchen wall in the Drôme, waiting for the next gratin, roast chicken, or baked fruit tart. The Revol mark gives it provenance. The wear gives it personality. 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The original green paint is still there, worn back naturally in all the right places.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe body is built from hand assembled steel wire with circular openwork running from top to bottom and a decorative loop detail around the rim. The handle is wrapped in painted wire, now softened and worn from years of use. Small areas of oxidation and exposed steel give the basket warmth and depth without taking away from the structure at all. It still feels sturdy and still ready to work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFill it with brown eggs, garlic, lemons, or market vegetables and it immediately looks at home on the counter. It also works beautifully hanging from a wall hook or filled with dried lavender on open shelving. This is not decorative kitchenware pretending to be old. 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A deep glossy brown wraps the outside, while the inside shifts into a warm caramel honey tone that catches the light beautifully. Underneath, the unglazed base still shows the darkened heat wear from decades of cooking. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is not delicate pottery. It was built to work. Big enough for roasted garlic, slow cooked vegetables, or simply piled with apples and quince on the counter in autumn. Style it on the counter, leave it on the stove or rest it on a shelf to anchor the room. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52600053563735,"sku":"KWE-021","price":455.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/large-vintage-italian-vulcania-farmhouse-cooking-pan-2.jpg?v=1769012976"},{"product_id":"small-digoin-gres-hand-thrown-clay-cooking-pot","title":"Antique French Confit Pot | Digoin Glazed Earthenware | Mid 20th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe contrast between glaze and raw clay is what gives this antique French confit pot its delicate beauty. Produced at the Digoin pottery in Burgundy, with the maker’s stamp still impressed into the unglazed base, the piece likely dates from the mid 20th century. The familiar two handled silhouette is deeply tied to traditional French country kitchens, where pots à confit (preserving pots) were once part of everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA rich chestnut brown glaze covers the upper half, while the lower body remains bare terracotta, a practical detail originally intended to help regulate temperature and storage conditions. Along the underside, traces of authentic fire blackening remain from years spent near heat and flame, giving the piece a feel that modern reproductions never quite achieve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, this antique Digoin confit jar feels equally compelling used functionally or purely decoratively. 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Likely made in Vallauris in the late 19th or early 20th century, it carries the classic form that defined generations of southern French cooking: a shallow bowl, a small pouring lip, and the iconic hollow handle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe glaze is what really pulls you in here. Warm caramel ochre on the outside, with a deeper red brown glaze across the inside. There is an impressed oval maker’s mark on the side of the body, and underneath you can still see the dark fire wear from decades spent over an open flame. This piece was not decorative pottery. It worked for a living.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA poêlon like this was made for slow, simple cooking. Garlic gently softening in olive oil, eggs in butter, a small daube simmering low for hours. You can feel that history in the surface. Stack it with other terracotta cooking pans like this on the counter for a striking display. It immediately brings that relaxed Provençal kitchen feeling into the room. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52600089182551,"sku":"KWE-017","price":361.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/late-19th-century-vallauris-handled-earthenware-poele-2.jpg?v=1769013785"},{"product_id":"albisola-italian-rustic-terracotta-cookware","title":"Vintage Italian Cooking Pot | Albisola Glazed Earthenware | Coop. Stov. Mark","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis vintage Italian cooking pot came out of Albisola in Liguria, the little Mediterranean pottery town known for turning out honest everyday ceramics for generations. The underside carries an impressed cooperative mark along with the number 16, indicating the size in centimetres.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLikely dating somewhere between the 1940s and 1970s, it has all the character of the utilitarian kitchenware produced there during that period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe contrast between the inside and outside is fantastic. The exterior is finished in a deep near black glaze that has developed a fine spiderweb craquelure over time, while the inside reveals the warm orange red glazing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis terracotta pot has clearly lived in a real kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKnown in Italy as a pignatta (slow cooking bean or stew pot), pieces like this were built for long simmered meals and everyday cooking. Beans on the stove all morning, a small ragù warming gently in the background, something simple and good cooking slowly while the kitchen filled with the smell of garlic and tomatoes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt still works beautifully for that today, but it also looks right at home sitting on the counter loaded with onions straight from the field or some sun-kissed tomatoes. 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A shallow rounded body, a small pouring spout, and a hollow tubular handle made to receive a wooden stick so the cook could pull it from the fire without burning a hand. The brown glaze runs from the rim down the upper exterior, then stops in a clean line above an unglazed terracotta band at the base. A look that has not changed in a hundred years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the kind of antique French earthenware skillet that lived a long life in a Provencal kitchen, sliding in and out of the oven for gratins, escargot in garlic butter, eggs en cocotte. Bring it home and put it to work. Set it on the table with a bubbling tian of summer vegetables and watch it earn its place. After decades of service in a French kitchen, it is still reporting for duty.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52640632209751,"sku":"KWE-014","price":385.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/post-war-made-in-france-ceramic-skillet-with-handle-2.jpg?v=1769434404"},{"product_id":"classic-european-mustard-jars-with-cork-stoppers","title":"Antique French Mustard Pots | Set of Three Stoneware Jars | Cork Lids | Mid-20th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis set of three antique French mustard pots captures the quiet utility and warmth of everyday French kitchen pottery. Originally produced as pots à moutarde (mustard jars) for the sale of traditional Dijon and Meaux style mustards, the pieces likely date around the 1940s and retain their original cork stoppers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach jar features the classic cylindrical form with a slightly raised neck typical of mid century French commercial stoneware packaging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe three pots are finished in softly varied matte glazes ranging from deep walnut brown to warm ochre tones, giving the grouping a naturally collected look. Inside, the fully glazed interiors remain smooth and practical for continued use today. Small differences in tone and finish between the jars reflect the handmade nature of the production and add to their charm. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrouped together on a kitchen counter, these antique French mustard crocks bring an effortless sense of rustic French simplicity into the home. Perfect for sea salt, peppercorns, dried herbs, or even small stems of lavender and rosemary, they are as useful as they are decorative. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52640713703767,"sku":"DEC-035","price":625.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/old-european-glazed-mustard-pottery-jars-2.jpg?v=1769434511"},{"product_id":"grandjean-jourdan-vallauris-terracotta-saucepan-set","title":"Antique French Poêlon Pair | Grandjean Jourdan Vallauris | Mid 20th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French saucepan pair was produced by the Grandjean Jourdan atelier in Vallauris, the celebrated pottery town of the Alpes Maritimes long associated with traditional Provençal ceramics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth ceramics carry the impressed maker’s mark reading Grandjean Jourdan Vallauris A.M., consistent with the workshop’s mid 20th century production. Known in France as poêlons (handled cooking pans with pouring lips), these are classic examples of the utilitarian earthenware cookware once found stacked beside nearly every southern French stove.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth ceramic cooking pans are made from glazed terracotta. The dimpled glaze is a hallmark signature of Vallauris. Decades of use have softened the surfaces beautifully over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether brought back into use for slow simmered sauces, slow cooked dinners or displayed on stacked next to your stove, these antique French poêlons bring an effortless sense of Provence into the kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA wonderful matched pair from a named Vallauris atelier, offering both authenticity and the relaxed warmth of traditional French country cooking.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52640893043031,"sku":"KWE-016","price":574.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/Grandjean-Jourdan-Vallauris-Terracotta-Saucepan-Set-2.jpg?v=1769434739"},{"product_id":"cream-colored-french-porcelain-terrine-sunburst-base","title":"Antique French Porcelain Terrine | Cream Glazed Pâté Dish | Early 20th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French porcelain terrine is a beautifully understated example of classic French tableware from the early 20th century. The rectangular form, softened by canted corners and raised on a stepped foot, is topped with a lightly domed fitted lid finished with a small mushroom shaped knop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned for both preparation and presentation, the shape reflects the enduring practicality and elegance of traditional French charcuterie service pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe body appears to be crafted in fine French porcelain or faïence fine (refined earthenware), finished in a warm ivory glaze with the soft tonal depth rarely found in modern production ceramics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAround the lid, an oval band of beaded relief frames the central knop, adding a subtle decorative note without overwhelming the simplicity of the terrine. Turn the piece over and a molded sunburst motif radiates across the underside, another thoughtful detail revealing the quality of the original workshop. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKnown as a terrine à pâté (pâté terrine), pieces like this would once have held country pâtés, rillettes, and preserved meats destined for long farmhouse lunches and gatherings around the table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether used today for serving charcuterie, displayed among collected French ceramics, or simply resting on open shelving beside linen and stoneware, this antique French terrine brings quiet refinement and a sense of culinary tradition into the home.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52640983744855,"sku":"POR-055","price":276.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/traditional-french-cream-ceramic-porceline-lidded-terrine-2.jpg?v=1769434854"},{"product_id":"hand-thrown-stoneware-french-terrine-potterie-dalsace","title":"Antique French Cocotte | Alsace Glazed Earthenware | Klein Strasbourg, Early 20th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French cocotte from Alsace carries both regional charm and a wonderful sense of provenance. Tucked inside the lid is the original paper label for Poterie d’Alsace Klein, once located at 7 Place du Marché Neuf in Strasbourg and operated by the Klein family until 1961.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pottery itself was produced in Soufflenheim, the historic pottery village at the heart of Alsatian ceramic tradition, known for its richly glazed utilitarian earthenware throughout the early and mid 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe two tone glaze gives this small covered pot its particularly inviting character. The underside retains an embossed maker’s mark, while the survival of the original Strasbourg retailer label adds an especially appealing layer of history and authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKnown in France as a cocotte (small covered cooking vessel), pieces like this were made for practical everyday use and still feel entirely at home in a kitchen today. Perfect for serving pâté de campagne, rillettes, soft butter, or coarse sel gris (grey sea salt), it also displays beautifully alongside stoneware and copper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA charming example of Alsatian pottery that brings warmth, regional history, and quiet character into the home.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52641060454743,"sku":"CER-074","price":157.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/vintage-alsace-stoneware-lidded-pate-terrine-2.jpg?v=1769434965"},{"product_id":"traditional-rustic-small-marmite-baking-dish","title":"Antique French Marmite | Yellow Ochre and Brown Glazed Earthenware | Early 20th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French marmite is a charming example of the utilitarian pottery once found in everyday Provençal kitchens. Likely produced during the first half of the 20th century, the small lidded earthenware pot carries the warm glaze palette and simple handmade character associated with regional French country pottery of the period. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe body is finished in two tones, with a rich ochre yellow glaze flowing across the upper portion and domed lid before melting into a deep manganese brown glaze around the lower half.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lid rests slightly unevenly on the rim, a detail commonly found in handmade pottery of this era and part of its authentic charm. Small glaze chips and surface wear throughout reflect decades of practical kitchen use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKnown in France as a faitout or marmite (small cooking pot), pieces like this still feel perfectly suited to modern kitchens today. Whether used as a salt cellar, filled with garlic and shallots beside the stove, or displayed among antique stoneware and copper, it brings an effortless sense of rural French warmth into the home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA lovely addition for collectors who appreciate handmade pottery, aged glaze, and the quiet beauty of objects shaped through everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52641277313367,"sku":"CER-076","price":200.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/french-rustic-ceramic-marmite-baking-dish-with-lid-2.jpg?v=1769435838"},{"product_id":"large-traditional-italian-baking-bowl-with-handles","title":"Antique French Earthenware Baking Dish | Brown and Orange Glaze | Mid 20th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French baking dish is a wonderfully honest example of Vallauris style earthenware from the South of France. Known as a poêlon (small cooking dish or casserole), the piece likely dates to the mid 20th century and carries the warm glaze palette so closely associated with Provençal kitchens of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe deep brown exterior contrasts beautifully against the bright orange amber glazed interior, a color combination long favored throughout the Midi for rustic everyday pottery. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe baking dish is low, rounded, and comfortably proportioned, with two small lug handles tucked neatly beneath the rim for lifting in and out of the oven. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePieces like this were made to move directly from oven to table without ceremony. Perfect for roasted tomatoes with olive oil, a bubbling gratin dauphinois, or baked fruit desserts shared at long Sunday lunches, this antique French casserole dish still feels entirely at home in a working kitchen today. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52641287012695,"sku":"KWE-019","price":275.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/large-italian-earthenware-handled-baking-bowl-2.jpg?v=1769436049"},{"product_id":"terracotta-hand-thrown-confit-dish-with-potters-marks","title":"Antique French Tian | Provençal Glazed Terracotta Baking Dish | Early to Mid 20th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French tian is a wonderful example of the humble pottery forms that have anchored Provençal kitchens for generations. The shallow round earthenware dish is wheel thrown in warm red terracotta, likely dating from the early to mid 20th century. It reflects the straightforward beauty and utility of traditional South of France kitchen pottery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe exterior remains largely unglazed, allowing the natural terracotta body to contrast beautifully against the glazed interior. Soft glaze drips run unevenly down from the rim, the result of traditional dipping and firing methods used in regional pottery workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside, wheel turning rings remain visible beneath the glaze, while the underside carries kiln marks and one especially charming detail: the visible sweep of the potter’s fingers through the glaze across the base... a small human trace left behind in the making of the piece. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKnown in Provence as a tian (a shallow earthenware baking and serving dish), pieces like this were designed to move effortlessly from oven to table. Whether used for gratins, roasted vegetables, or a rustic tarte tatin, it brings an easy warmth and authenticity to the kitchen. Even resting on a counter filled with seasonal fruit or bouquets of garlic, this antique French terracotta dish carries the relaxed spirit of Provençal cooking and everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52641338425687,"sku":"KWE-015","price":225.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/mid-century-french-ceramic-oven-dish-with-potters-marks-2.jpg?v=1769436495"},{"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":"antique-mustard-glazed-oval-ceramic-baking-dish","title":"Antique French Terrine | Mustard Ochre Glaze | Late 19th to Early 20th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French terrine carries the unmistakable warmth and charm of provincial country pottery. The oval form, domed lid with molded floral rosette, and applied side handles are all consistent with production from the Vendeuvre faïenceries in the Aube region and similar French workshops of the late 19th to early 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinished in a rich mustard ochre glaze, the piece has the earthy palette so closely associated with traditional French farmhouse kitchens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe terrine is formed in hand thrown earthenware. The lid is especially appealing, with its molded sunflower style motif radiating outward from the central knop. Small chips along the rim, scattered firing flecks, and natural craquelure across the glaze all contribute to the authenticity and lived character of this terrine à pâté (pâté terrine).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally intended for storing country pâtés, rillettes, and preserved foods, this French terrine still feels perfectly suited to a working kitchen today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether used functionally, displayed alongside antique copper and stoneware, or placed on open shelving where the ochre glaze can catch the light, it brings an effortless sense of rural French atmosphere into the home. A beautiful addition for collectors drawn to old French pottery, warm patina, and pieces that quietly tell their story through use and age.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52685473939799,"sku":"KWE-013","price":425.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/rustic-french-earthenware-oval-casserole-mustard-glaze-2.jpg?v=1769883287"},{"product_id":"collection-of-french-stoneware-pots-a-graisse","title":"Antique French Stoneware Confit Pots | Set of Three | Lidded Pots à Graisse","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis set of three antique French confit pots is a wonderful, graduated set of this style of pots. Each pot is a smaller version of the one beside it and all three still have their flat lids. Together, they have that wonderful look that feels collected and deeply connected to the French farmhouse kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese pots à graisse (grease pots), also known as saloirs, likely date from the late 19th to early 20th century. They were used in southwest France for storing duck confit, rillettes and rendered fat under a sealing layer. They were made to be working pantry jars that were used to preserve food through the season and keep the household supplied.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach stoneware pot is salt-glazed in a warm tobacco brown with lids that sit well. These three are wonderful examples of this style of daily use pottery from the French countryside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, they would be beautiful placed on a shelf or anchoring a corner in the kitchen somewhere.  They are still useful today and could hold wooden spoons, garlic, herbs and more. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52703701827927,"sku":"CER-087","price":615.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/rustic-farmhouse-pot-a-graisse-brown-earthenware-jars-2.jpg?v=1770108801"},{"product_id":"vintage-french-aluminum-spice-tins-set","title":"Antique French Aluminum Canister Set | Brass Labels | Art Deco 6 Piece Set","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere is something satisfying about a complete antique French aluminum canister set... especially when all the pieces have managed to stay together. This art deco French aluminum canister set dates to the 1920s or 1930s and includes six graduated containers labeled Épices (spices), Poivre (pepper), Café (coffee), Sucre (sugar), Thé (tea), and Farine (flour). Together, they read like a snapshot of a French pantry from the Art Deco era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design is simple but surprisingly elegant. Each canister is spun from lightweight aluminum and finished with an embossed band around the upper body, while the gently domed lids are topped with turned knobs that feel good in the hand. The brass cartouches (labels) have mellowed beautifully over time, creating a warm contrast against the soft silver-grey aluminum. All six lids remain with their original containers, which is often the first thing to disappear on sets like this. Turn them over and the marque déposée (registered trademark) stamp confirms their French manufacturing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI can easily picture these lined up on an open shelf, largest to smallest, quietly doing what they were designed to do. Coffee in the morning, flour for baking, spices within easy reach of the stove. Even empty, they have presence. The fact that all six pieces survived together is what really makes the set. Complete, practical, and full of the kind of everyday French character that never goes out of style.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52712202764631,"sku":"KWE-053","price":320.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/early-20th-century-french-spice-tins-aluminum-marque-deposee-2.jpg?v=1770198065"},{"product_id":"vintage-french-aluminum-spice-tins-set-of-5","title":"Vintage French Aluminium Canister Set | Brass Labels | Mid 20th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat I love about old French kitchen canisters is that they tell you exactly how a household cooked. This vintage French canister set still carries its original brass labels: Farine (flour), Café (coffee), Chicorée (chicory), Thé (tea), and Poivre (pepper). Five everyday ingredients, lined up on a shelf and reached for thousands of times. Made in France in the mid 20th century, the set is complete, which is becoming increasingly difficult to find.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach canister was spun from pure aluminium and fitted with its original lid. Over the decades, the metal has mellowed into a soft grey that feels much warmer than new aluminium ever could.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe brass plaques provide just enough contrast, their lettering still crisp and easy to read. Turn them over and the bases remain marked marque déposée aluminium pur, a reminder that these were made to be practical household tools. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe best part is that they still work exactly as intended. Coffee, tea, flour, sea salt, or whatever finds its way into them. Lined up on a shelf or next to the stove, they immediately make a kitchen feel more Provencal in just an instant. And finding all five pieces still together, right down to the little poivre canister that is so often missing, is part of what makes this set special. A really beautiful set of everyday French kitchen history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52747520606551,"sku":"DEC-049","price":295.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/vintage-french-aluminium-spice-tins-set-of-five-2.jpg?v=1770549984"},{"product_id":"french-digoin-sarreguemines-fruit-strainer-in-white-ceramic","title":"Antique French Berry Strainer | Digoin Sarreguemines | Stoneware","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere is something appealing about a piece of pottery that still does exactly what it was made to do. This antique French passoire à fruits (fruit strainer) was produced by Digoin \u0026amp; Sarreguemines around 1920 and has likely spent the last century rinsing fruit, draining vegetables, and moving between sink and table. 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. It still does that job perfectly today. Fill it with fruit, leave it beside the sink, or use it to drain off your freshly rinsed fruit. 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":true}],"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":"antique-french-style-bakeware-collection","title":"Vintage French Bakery Collection | Tinned Steel | Mid 20th C.","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat I like about this collection is that it was clearly assembled through use rather than by a collector. Eighteen vintage French baking molds, gathered over years of service and still carrying the same warm patina that ties them together today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe group includes a classic fluted brioche mold, a rectangular cake pan, a large patterned baking tray, eight larger and two smaller tartlet molds, and six boat-shaped barquette molds. Several pieces retain the Gaufrex maker's stamp, a French manufacturer established in 1947, placing the collection firmly in the mid-20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach mold was made for a specific purpose. The brioche mold carries the deep petal fluting that gives the loaf its distinctive shape. The tartlet molds were built for individual fruit tarts and pastry shells, while the barquettes were designed for the elongated pastries that still fill French bakery windows today. The larger tray and cake pan are embossed with decorative floral motifs pressed directly into the metal. Over decades of use, the original tin finish has mellowed into a soft pewter tone across the entire ensemble. It just feels good to have this set in the kitchen for some reason.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaybe you can picture these tinned steel forms spread across a bakery worktable before a busy weekend, each mold waiting for its turn. That is what is so appealing. They still feel like tools and can be used today to turn out delicious desserts in your own kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe set looks fantastic staged on a countertop, on a shelf next to your collection of cookbooks or occasionally pressed back into service. Each piece has the atmosphere of a French pâtisserie... and individually they are charming. 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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":"antique-french-la-lorraine-green-glass-storage-jars-3-4-litre-capacity","title":"Antique French La Lorraine Green Glass Jars | Pair | Thistle Motif | Early to Mid 20th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis pair of antique French La Lorraine glass jars bring a pop of color to any kitchen. This set is rare with their unique top clasp style. You'll see that each one is embossed with the iconic La Lorraine name across the body, with a thistle motif beneath. The thistle is the heraldic emblem of the Lorraine region, which many people do not realize when seeing this style of antique storage bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis set is likely early 20th century due to the bouchon mécanique or simple wire-tension closure that you'd see on early 20th century French commercial product jars. This is a different closure than the lever bail you see on standard green glass French home canning jars. This style points to these having been produced as commercial product jars (preserved fruit or vegetables perhaps) rather than empty preserving jars for the kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bottles are pressed mould glass, each holding 3\/4 litre as embossed on the base. You can see fine air bubbles caught in the green glass and a soft tonal variation between the two. The glass lids carry the same thistle relief making them beautiful from any angle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese antique French preserve jars look at home on an open kitchen shelf, lined up with other green glass, or set out holding dried lavender from the Provencal hillsides. A pair like this, both bottles intact with their original lids and tension wires, is a welcome addition to any Provencal glass collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52826663223639,"sku":"GLS-002","price":215.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/french-embossed-la-lorraine-glass-storage-jars-2.jpg?v=1771492558"},{"product_id":"set-of-french-solidex-preserving-jars-with-original-durfor-glass-lids","title":"Antique French Preserve Jars | Solidor \u0026 Durfor | Set of 3","description":"\u003cp\u003eFound at a brocante in the Alsace region, this set of three antique French preserve jars is a beautiful addition to any collection or a fine start to a new one. Two are marked Solidor, the larger in a cool teal glass, the smaller in a deeper bottle green. The third and smallest is marked Durfor, the maker name embossed clear across the top of the lid. Each jar has its original glass lid, iron bail wire, and clamp closure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Solidor pair likely dates to somewhere between the 1930s and 1950s, with capacity marks of one litre and three quarter litre embossed on the bases. The Durfor jar is older still, consistent with French production of the early 1900s into the 1920s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTogether these antique French canning jars span roughly half a century of kitchen life, every one of them showing small bubbles and fine mold lines in the glass that come from the way they were made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe iron hardware shows light oxidation, aged naturally, and all three closures still work as they should. These \"bocaux anciens\" look beautiful grouped on an open shelf, filled with dry pasta or pulses, or simply set against a window where the green glass catches the light. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52827181187415,"sku":"GLS-003","price":265.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/antique-french-solidey-green-glass-pantry-jars-2.jpg?v=1771499014"},{"product_id":"large-antique-french-olive-glass-demijohn-with-original-cork-and-iron-chain-19th-century","title":"Antique French Demijohn | Dark Olive Hand-Blown Glass | Original Chain \u0026 Cork","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French demijohn is special because the original chain and cork are still with it. That is not something seen often. The iron chain wraps around the applied glass rim at the neck, with the old cork still held in place after all these years. It gives the whole bottle a wonderful cellar feeling, like it was pulled from a quiet corner where it had been waiting for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis dame-jeanne (demijohn) likely dates from the early to mid 19th century. It was hand blown in France as serious utility glass, made for storing wine or other liquids in a cellar. The glass is a deep olive green that reads almost black until the light moves through it. Then the color opens up and you start to see the depth, bubbles and unevenness that make old hand-blown glass so beautiful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAround the neck, the doubled glass ring was applied by hand, giving the iron chain something to grip. The walls are thick and slightly uneven, with small seed bubbles suspended throughout the glass. These are the details that separate early hand-blown French glass from later standardized production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shape has real presence. 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You could also mix it with other antique French wine bottles, cornichon or truffle jars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dark olive glass brings weight, age and atmosphere everywhere it goes. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52829072752983,"sku":"GLS-032","price":845.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/19th-century-provencal-wine-bonbonne-dark-green-glass-2.jpg?v=1771508865"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/collections\/the_french_kitchen_collection.jpg?v=1783341161","url":"https:\/\/theprovencecollection.com\/collections\/the-french-kitchen.oembed?page=4","provider":"The Provence Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}