{"product_id":"french-antique-stoneware-grease-pot-10112620","title":"Antique French Stoneware Grease Pot Rustic Glazed Crock Pot a Graisse 10112620","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 Stoneware Grease Pot\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA French antique stoneware grease pot -- known in France as a pot a graisse -- hand-thrown from dense terracotta clay and fired to a warm, rustic finish. Pots of this type were staples of the French country kitchen, used for storing rendered duck or pork fat, a cornerstone of regional French cooking from Gascony to Burgundy. The form is straightforwardly utilitarian: a sturdy cylinder with a gently rolled rim and a flat, solid base, built to sit reliably on a cold larder shelf or stone floor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat gives this piece its appeal is the two-tone fired surface. The upper two-thirds of the body carry an amber-to-ochre glaze, applied by dipping and fired to a low sheen that deepens noticeably inside the pot, where a dark, honey-brown interior glaze catches the light. The lower third was left unglazed, as was typical of pieces fired in stacked kilns, leaving the natural terracotta clay exposed in a soft, dusty blush. The base shows the pitted, unglazed surface of the kiln floor, with small natural voids in the clay that speak to handmade, pre-industrial production. On a kitchen shelf, windowsill, or farmhouse table, it holds dried herbs, wooden spoons or small stems with the same quiet confidence it has carried for well over a century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition and patina consistent with age. Some light surface deposits and minor glaze losses on the exterior, most visible at the lower body; the rim shows light wear in keeping with long use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApprox. 4.3 in wide x 5.1 in high (11 x 13 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":59088068182360,"sku":"FMF-8HJJAPSP","price":159.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/5776\/2392\/files\/0da13c75e4efb91b15a347b8b369cd31.jpg?v=1794318397","url":"https:\/\/fleamarketfrance.com\/products\/french-antique-stoneware-grease-pot-10112620","provider":"Fleamarketfrance","version":"1.0","type":"link"}