{"product_id":"antique-french-sarreguemines-stoneware-crock-29102618","title":"Antique French Sarreguemines Stoneware Crock Pot Rustic Ceramic Bowl 29102618","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 Sarreguemines stoneware crock\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStamped on the base with the shield mark and the words \"Opaque de Sarreguemines,\" this antique French Sarreguemines stoneware crock is a compact, cylindrical pot with a gently flared rolled rim -- the kind of unpretentious vessel that kept French pantries running for generations. Sarreguemines, a faience and stoneware manufactory established in Lorraine in the late 18th century, produced utilitarian wares of this type in large numbers throughout the 19th century; pieces bearing the \"Opaque\" designation were among their workhorse kitchen lines, valued for durability rather than ornament.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe glaze is a warm, muted beige-sand overall, interrupted mid-body by a band of loosely applied blue-grey that bleeds and crackles in a way that feels entirely accidental and entirely pleasing. Age has softened the surface into a dusty, chalky finish on the lower body while the upper section retains a quiet sheen. Inside, the glaze has settled into a pale, smoky lavender-grey. A fine craze network runs across the interior -- the natural result of decades of use and contraction. On a kitchen shelf, a potting bench or a tablescape, the pot holds its own with quiet confidence alongside linen, ironstone and aged wood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition and patina consistent with age. Light crazing throughout the glaze, most visible on the interior and base; some natural darkening and surface marks on the exterior glaze band.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApprox. 5.7 in wide x 3.7 in high (14.5 x 9.5 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":58966931833176,"sku":"FMF-C7PD7RVU","price":149.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/5776\/2392\/files\/39c6a1aa87bb473fe7047bb0e917e681.jpg?v=1793256618","url":"https:\/\/fleamarketfrance.com\/products\/antique-french-sarreguemines-stoneware-crock-29102618","provider":"Fleamarketfrance","version":"1.0","type":"link"}