18th c. Chateau Tapestry
France, 18th Century$4,995
France, 20th Century
$225
This tall French ceramic pitcher is a beautiful example of the natural variation salt firing can create, with layered tones of honey, rust, and smoky brown that feel almost like a landscape across the surface. In traditional salt firing, salt is introduced into the kiln at high temperatures, where it vaporizes and reacts with the clay to form a natural glaze, giving each piece its own speckling, sheen, and subtle texture. Originally made for everyday serving, it’s the perfect statement pitcher for water or lemonade in the middle of a dinner table, and just as good used decoratively as a vase for budding branches when the party’s over.
Minor variations from the images may occur unless otherwise noted. All sales are final.
Notes from Sylvie:
Dear collector, this piece may have minor glaze chips, drips, crazing and cracks, each a charming mark of its age.
All items are final sale.