{"product_id":"rustic-french-country-stoneware-pitcher-earthenware","title":"Antique French Stoneware Pitcher | Salt Glazed Grès | Early 19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French grès pitcher (stoneware jug) has exactly the kind of delightful farmhouse feel everyone is looking for. Hand thrown sometime in the early to mid 19th century, likely in a small regional pottery workshop, it was clearly made for daily use at the table. Nothing overly fancy about it, which is part of what makes it so good.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shape is simple and confident. Tapered body and a single pulled handle made by someone who had made hundreds before it. You can almost feel it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe glaze is where the character really comes through though. Soft honey tones from the salt and ash firing with darker amber flashing where the flame caught the clay in the kiln. You can still see the throwing rings inside and the hand trimmed foot underneath. The whole thing carries that beautifully worn surface that old French stoneware gets after generations of handling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the kind of pitcher that feels right at home beside a loaf of bread, a bottle of wine, or a few flowers cut from the garden. Quiet, useful, and completely delightful. A really lovely old piece of French country pottery.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52387253256535,"sku":"CER-048","price":265.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/rustic-french-country-stoneware-pitcher-earthenware-2.jpg?v=1766226580","url":"https:\/\/theprovencecollection.com\/products\/rustic-french-country-stoneware-pitcher-earthenware","provider":"The Provence Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}