{"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","url":"https:\/\/theprovencecollection.com\/products\/french-digoin-sarreguemines-fruit-strainer-in-white-ceramic","provider":"The Provence Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}