Antique French Earthenware Mixing Bowl with Pouring Lip

Antique French Earthenware Mixing Bowl with Pouring LipA lovely French country earthenware bowl with a small pouring lip and a warm amber glaze across the interior. The exterior is left in unglazed terracotta, that characteristic brick red clay that speaks to a long tradition of rural French pottery. Wheel thrown and hand finished, this is the kind of piece that spent its working life in a farmhouse kitchen, used for mixing batter, resting dough, or holding fruit. The glaze has developed fine crazing

a bulbous jug and four tumblers

or simply standing as architectural bookends on a shelf

Please note: There is a chip present on the base

The whole thing is covered in a warm caramel and beige crackle glaze

The transfer print remains clear and legible throughout

a bedside table

and rightly so: the modelling is detailed and lively

A beautifully sculpted white ceramic vase by Relpo

Condition: A little wobbly on her feet

A minimalist classic

A pleasing set of five butter knives by Bennett & Heron of Sheffield

with one pair left