This large French white marble mortar was carved to stay put, its thick walls and generous bowl designed for grinding herbs, spices, and garlic into pastes that formed the backbone of provincial cooking. Likely nineteenth century, it would have lived on a kitchen worktable, within arm’s reach for making pistou, aioli, or freshly crushed pepper. Sylvie loves it on a countertop filled with lemons or garlic bulbs, letting its solid, utilitarian past speak for itself.
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