{"product_id":"french-antique-confit-pot-terracotta-07102610","title":"French Antique Confit Pot Glazed Terracotta Pottery Jar 07102610","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 antique confit pot\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA French antique confit pot in hand-thrown terracotta, covered in a warm amber glaze that shifts from deep ochre on the body to a pale yellow-green on the interior and rim. Pieces of this type -- known in French as pots a graisse or pots a confit -- were made in quantity across rural France from the eighteenth century onward, used in farmhouse kitchens to preserve duck, goose or pork under a layer of fat. The rounded, squat form with its gently flared lip is typical of southern French country earthenware production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe exterior glaze catches the light with a quiet richness, pooling darker in places and lifting to a brighter amber where the clay body curves outward. Inside, the pale glaze shows the natural swirl marks left by the potter's hand, a clear sign of individual, wheel-thrown construction. Dark manganese spots punctuate the surface -- a characteristic of traditional lead glazing rather than any defect -- giving the pot the kind of lived-in character that looks at home on a kitchen shelf, a mantel or grouped with other antique French ceramics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition and patina consistent with age. Light glaze losses and darkening along the rim, and some encrusted deposits at the unglazed foot ring, all in keeping with a piece that saw genuine use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApprox. 4.75 in wide x 4.75 in high (12 x 12 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":58684622143832,"sku":"FMF-NQA6CSPQ","price":138.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/5776\/2392\/files\/d7d98125259018374ab2a8a1ec24aab5.jpg?v=1791374372","url":"https:\/\/fleamarketfrance.com\/products\/french-antique-confit-pot-terracotta-07102610","provider":"Fleamarketfrance","version":"1.0","type":"link"}