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French Salt-Glazed Pitcher
French Salt-Glazed Pitcher
$68.00
description
French salt-glazed stoneware, or grès au sel, is a durable, beautifully rustic pottery tradition with more than a century of history in regions such as the Loire Valley and Berry, France, where family-run workshops like Poterie Renault produced these historic utilitarian forms. Celebrated for their organic palette created from the salt-glaze technique, from earthy browns and warm mustards to neutral greige and soft grey-beige, each piece bears subtle variations in color, texture, and character, making no two exactly alike.
Once crafted for everyday purposes as cruches (water, wine or oil jugs), fermentation crocks, mustard jars, and pickling vessels, these storied pieces are equally at home as flower vases, kitchen utensil holders, or collected simply for their sculptural beauty and historical warmth. This pitcher is beautiful for everyday use, and versatile for serving or as a still-life-moment, holding seasonal blooms.
Dimensions | 6.5” H x 6” W x 4” D
Helpful Notes:
- Each piece in our flea market collection carries with it a story—crafted and lived through the hands of time. You may notice the gentle marks of its journey, whether in the form of a tiny chip, a well-worn edge, or a delicate scratch.
- All flea items are final sale.