{"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","url":"https:\/\/theprovencecollection.com\/products\/french-nevers-faience-oval-platter-turquoise-manganese-cul-noir","provider":"The Provence Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}