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Wall-Mounted Crackled Enamel Ceramic Salt Pot with Polychrome Floral Decoration – France, circa
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Before kitchens were filled with standardized storage units, some everyday objects still had enough personality to fully contribute to the home's decor. This wall-mounted salt pot belongs precisely to that era. Made of enameled ceramic in a warm ivory hue, it is entirely covered with a fine crazing that gives its surface the depth so characteristic of antique enamels.
Its silhouette is immediately recognizable: a rectangular body with gently rounded corners, extended at the back by a tall wall plate pierced with two openings for its mounting. Its removable lid, also ceramic, is topped with a generous spherical knob. But its charm lies especially in its decor. Against the cream background, freely drawn flowers unfold in a particularly delightful palette of cobalt blue, sun yellow, raspberry pink, and green. There is nothing rigid in this composition; the flowers seem to have been applied spontaneously, almost like a few brushstrokes on a canvas. A deliberately irregular chocolate brown border highlights the opening, the lid, and the knob, giving the whole a very graphic character.
We are in the atmosphere of French kitchens of the 1950s-1960s, when the salt pot was still mounted on the wall, near the stove or preparation table, always within reach. Today, it becomes a wonderful little testament to that post-war interior. Originally functional, it now possesses all the charm of a genuine vintage decorative object. Its enamel displays widespread crazing, particularly harmonious and perfectly visible in the photographs. The piece retains its original lid and wall-mounting system. An object full of character, joyful without being naive, which alone tells a small piece of the history of French cuisine.
Additional details:
- Brand: 20eSiecle
- Style: French
- Material: Céramique émaillée
- Colour: ivoire
- Colour: bleu cobalt
- Colour: jaune soleil
- Colour: rose framboise
- Colour: brun chocolat
- Period:
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ConditionGoodColorsGreenStyleMid Century Modern, Vintage
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ProfessionalSaint symphorien des bois, FranceOn Whoppah since August 2026 • 0 sales