{"product_id":"nevers-faience-deep-bowl-blue-floral-cul-noir-french-antique","title":"Antique French Cul Noir Faience Bowl | Hand-Painted Blue Floral | 19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French cul noir faience bowl is special because of the shape. Most cul noir (black bottom) pieces you see are platters, chargers, or shallow serving pieces. This one is a deep bowl, which immediately puts it in a different category. The contrast between the telltale light tinned glaze interior, the simple blue decoration, and the near-black manganese exterior gives it a beautiful presence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe decoration is restrained and completely hand made. Blue bands run around the interior rim with a single blue flower painted in the center. The brushwork has that iconic country feeling: simple but confident. It's the kind of decoration that was done hundreds of times by the same hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis antique French cul noir bowl likely dates from the 19th century, consistent with the glaze loss, form, and decoration. Cul noir means black bottom in French, referring to the dark manganese glaze on the exterior. That treatment is part of what makes these pieces so collectible, and the deep bowl shape makes this example especially interesting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe age is visible around the rim, where glaze loss reveals the terracotta clay underneath. The surface shows the kind of wear that develops naturally over a long working life. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bowl comes with hardware for wall display, making it easy to hang with other cul noir, Rouen, Nevers, or French country faience pieces. It could also be removed from the hardware and enjoyed on a counter filled with fruit. Either way, it has that balance of beauty and usefulness that makes old French pottery so easy to live with.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52286939955543,"sku":"FAI-006","price":405.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/nevers-faience-deep-bowl-blue-floral-cul-noir-french-antique-2.jpg?v=1764938081","url":"https:\/\/theprovencecollection.com\/products\/nevers-faience-deep-bowl-blue-floral-cul-noir-french-antique","provider":"The Provence Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}