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Sylvie Favorite

Antique

Terracotta

French Conit Pot

France, 20th Century

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$125

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Discovered in the Chateau Graveyard, these early 1900s French confit pots are made from sandstone ceramic with a creamy glaze, are a special find from old Provence. Perfect for displaying your prized cooking utensils, fresh herbs or as a vase for foraged flowers.

  • Dimensions:

    9" H x 11" W x 7" D

  • Materials:

    Ceramic

  • Weight Range:

    4 lbs

  • Collector's Notice:

    As antique and vintage pieces, items may show signs of age and wear. Minor variations from the images may occur unless otherwise noted. All sales are final.

Once upon a time, in old and busy French kitchens, confit pots were essential for preserving rich foods like duck confit. Derived from the French verb confire, meaning "to preserve," these pots featured a glazed interior ideal for keeping food fresh in cool cellars or buried in the ground.

A tale so magical, we barely believe it. The story of this collection begins in the heart of Aix-en-Provence, where whispers led us to an extraordinary discovery—a resting place for the remnants of chateaus long forgotten. This ‘graveyard’ was unlike anything Sylvie had ever encountered.

Amidst the ruins, each piece seemed to carry the echoes of noble homes, some felled by earthquakes, others abandoned and left to time. It was a place of lost grandeur, where fragments of history lay waiting. Sylvie handpicked her favorites from these forgotten treasures, breathing new life into each one, and sometimes, a new purpose. This collection is a revival of French history, offering pieces once thought lost to time.