Two antique stoneware storage jars, of different sizes, which tell a story of an era when these sturdy containers naturally populated kitchens, sculleries, and pantries. Their bulging shape, their two pierced side lugs, and their narrowed openings correspond to utilitarian pots intended for food preservation. The lugs notably allowed for securing or tying down their closure system, which is now absent. The stoneware features a beautiful deep and glossy brown glaze, with shades ranging from dark caramel to mahogany. The concentric grooves surrounding the top of the two pots nicely highlight the potter's wheel work and give them a genuine decorative appeal. Old capacity markings are still visible on their bellies, recalling their primary function. The smaller one measures approximately 9 cm in height, with an opening of approximately 4.5 cm in diameter. The larger one measures approximately 11 cm in height, with an opening of approximately 6 cm in diameter. These two pieces have retained the irregularities of their crafting and the marks of time characteristic of utilitarian stoneware. The rim of the larger pot shows some small old marks visible in the photographs, without detracting from its character. Together, they form a very attractive duo of antique stoneware, easy to integrate into a kitchen, on a wooden shelf, in a collection of folk pottery, or among more contemporary objects to play on the contrast of materials.
Additional details:
- Brand: 20eSiecle
- Material: grès
- Colour: brun
- Colour: caramel sombre
- Colour: acajou
- Period: fin XIXe / début XXe siècle