{"product_id":"antique-french-earthenware-octagonal-plate-2910262","title":"Antique French Earthenware Octagonal Plate Yellow Glaze Terracotta 2910262","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:24px;text-align:center;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:24px;text-align:center;\"\u003eantique French earthenware octagonal plate\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn antique French earthenware octagonal plate in hand-formed terracotta, covered in a warm amber yellow glaze that speaks to the long tradition of provincial French faience paysanne -- the everyday glazed pottery made for farmhouse tables across southern and central France from the eighteenth century onward. The octagonal form, assiette octogonale in French, was a practical and elegant shape common to rural workshops that lacked the resources of grand faience manufacturers but possessed real craft skill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe interior glaze pools to a deep golden ochre at the well, lightening toward the rim, with a finely incised concentric ring separating the centre from the broad, flat flange. A dotted or beaded detail runs along the inner edge of the rim -- a hand-applied decorative touch that elevates this well above plain utility ware. The unglazed edges and exterior show the raw terracotta clay with grey kiln flashing, the natural result of wood-fired or saggar firing. The underside carries the marks of the kiln furniture and a cross-hatched release pattern at the foot, both consistent with period hand-finishing. A piece like this sits handsomely on a dresser shelf, used as a bread plate, or displayed as part of a French country ceramics collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition and patina consistent with age. There are small glaze losses at the centre well where use has worn the surface, and some light encrustation along the exterior rim edge; both lend the plate its honest, well-lived character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApprox. 7.7 in diameter (19.6 cm).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e95% of my items are tariff-free to the US.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- fmf-shopify --\u003e","brand":"Fleamarketfrance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58966872293720,"sku":"FMF-8TZPZZRW","price":203.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/5776\/2392\/files\/bc51b507ae60ef13fd33a7b6d4fea75e.jpg?v=1793256084","url":"https:\/\/fleamarketfrance.com\/products\/antique-french-earthenware-octagonal-plate-2910262","provider":"Fleamarketfrance","version":"1.0","type":"link"}