{"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","url":"https:\/\/theprovencecollection.com\/products\/18th-century-style-french-faience-brush-pot-hand-painted-ceramic","provider":"The Provence Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}