{"product_id":"antique-french-wire-dish-rack-20102625","title":"Antique French Wire Dish Rack 2-Tier Egouttoir Kitchen Organizer 20102625","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;\"\u003eFrench Wire Dish Rack\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA French wire dish rack of the kind once found in nearly every provincial kitchen, known in France as an egouttoir, this two-tier piece is built from black-painted iron wire formed into a sturdy, practical structure with a frankly handsome decorative sensibility. The upper basket sits beneath a crested arch of scrolled wirework -- an elegant flourish that lifts what could have been purely utilitarian into something genuinely worth displaying. The lower tier is fitted with upright wire dividers for plates, above a close-mesh basket tray edged with a looped coil border that repeats on the upper shelf as well. Early twentieth-century French kitchens relied on these open-wire racks to air-dry dishes on the drainboard; today they translate just as naturally into a farmhouse kitchen for storing plates, letters, magazines or rolled linens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe piece has good visual weight and a graphic quality that comes from the contrast between the fine mesh panels, the heavier structural rods and the decorative scrollwork at the crown. The blackened finish has deepened to a warm dark grey with use and age, giving the whole piece a patina that no reproduction quite achieves. The divided upper basket, visible clearly from above, is a practical detail that speaks to careful, considered making. It would sit well on an open kitchen shelf, a mudroom counter or a desk, and it photographs beautifully in a styled vignette.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition and patina consistent with age. Light surface rust and white mineral deposits are visible along the lower basket edges and looped border, consistent with years of service near water; the wire structure is sound and stable throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApprox. 13.4 in wide x 12.6 in deep x 18.7 in tall (34 x 32 x 47.5 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":58864276439384,"sku":"FMF-578JDDNF","price":212.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/5776\/2392\/files\/7403db55e291011ff7b4f3f0a4f0a615.jpg?v=1792502797","url":"https:\/\/fleamarketfrance.com\/products\/antique-french-wire-dish-rack-20102625","provider":"Fleamarketfrance","version":"1.0","type":"link"}