A charming antique earthenware bowl from Salins-les-Bains, a testament to French table arts that knew how to imbue everyday objects with a true personality. Its generous shape is extended by two lateral handles, while the body features a delightful polychrome floral decoration. Yellow, pink, and wine-red flowers blend with deep blue foliage, in a free and joyful composition. An elegant dark red scalloped border accents the rim and adds a lot of character to the piece. The interior, in a beautiful ivory tone, displays a network of old enamel crazing, characteristic of the natural aging of certain earthenware pieces and particularly decorative here. It lends the piece that patina that only history can create. The Salins factory, located in Salins-les-Bains in the Jura region, belongs to the grand tradition of French earthenware manufacturing. During the interwar period, it developed a particularly appealing production, where table forms met stylized and colorful floral decorations perfectly representative of the taste of the era. This bowl, which we date to around the 1930s-1940s, retains all the charm of a French table from yesteryear. It can, of course, be used again, but also has enough presence to be simply displayed in a kitchen, a china cabinet, or among a collection of antique earthenware. A beautiful Salins piece, warm, authentic, and uniquely decorative with the passage of time.
Additional details:
- Brand: Salins
- Material: Faïence
- Colour: jaunes
- Colour: roses
- Colour: lie-de-vin
- Colour: ivoire
- Period: