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Size |

Small | .25 Liter capacity / 5.75” x 5.25” (including handle)

Large | .75 Liter capacity / 9” x 8.25” (including handle)

Extra Large | 3 Liter capacity / 12” x 7” (including handle)

*This large and/or fragile item incurs an additional shipping cost that will be automatically applied at checkout.

Located in Argent sur Sauldre, near Orleans, France, the family-run workshop of Poterie Renault closed after producing stoneware pieces, many of which are fired in the company's traditional salt glaze, for over 170 years.

Louis Stanislaw Renault opened the pottery in 1847 and chose his location for the richness of the local clay. The materials, methods and forms have remained relatively unchanged in the company’s history. The walls of its kilns were more than a meter thick. During its heyday, Poterie Renault was used by restaurants and professional kitchens all over France. 

The stoneware retains heat or cold for much longer than plastic, metal or glass. The company’s signature translucent salt glaze is formed by throwing sea salt into the kiln during the hottest part of the firing process. Sodium from the salt reacts with the silica in the clay body to form a glossy and glass-like coating of sodium silicate.

John Nicolas Renault, a mathematician from the University of California at Berkeley, is the final heir of Poterie Renault and organized the sale of the company’s remaining inventory. What remains of this now vintage pottery is the last that will ever be produced. Once the inventory is gone, these collectible relics of the classic French kitchen will be gone forever.

**Due to the fragile nature of this vintage, one-of-a-kind item you are purchasing, you can expect an additional expense at checkout to ensure your parcel arrives safely. We will pack these separately with extra care. In addition, please select "route" package protection at checkout to ensure further protection and insurance on your purchase. If you choose not to select the Insurance offered, you will not be compensated for damaged or missing products.