{"product_id":"sarreguemines-groseilles-transferware-bowl-20102633","title":"Antique French Sarreguemines Groseilles Transferware Bowl Ironstone 20102633","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;\"\u003eSarreguemines transferware bowl\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarked squarely on the base with a rectangular cartouche reading GROSEILLES \/ U \u0026amp; Cie \/ SARREGUEMINES, this Sarreguemines transferware bowl is a sturdy and handsome piece of French ironstone from the celebrated Alsace-Lorraine pottery, active since the late 18th century and long a fixture on French farmhouse tables. The form is a wide, low-sided serving bowl -- likely the base of a soupiere, used without its lid -- set on a sponge-decorated blue foot ring and fitted with two moulded side handles shaped as scrolling botanical sprigs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe decoration is the appealing \"Groseilles\" pattern, meaning currants and gooseberries in French, rendered in a cool blue-grey transfer print on a warm cream ground. One face carries a sweeping branch of currants with lobed leaves; the other shows plump gooseberries clustered among thorned stems. The contrast between the graphic botanical motifs and the plain cream interior gives the bowl a classic French country character that reads well on an open kitchen shelf, a farmhouse sideboard or as a centrepiece fruit bowl. The sponged border at the foot is a detail typical of Sarreguemines production of the latter 19th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition and patina consistent with age. Light wear along the foot ring and a few minor surface marks to the interior glaze, all in keeping with a well-used antique piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasured without the handles: approx. 9.4 in wide x 5.5 in deep (24 x 14 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":58864341057880,"sku":"FMF-3NWN3PX8","price":180.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/5776\/2392\/files\/cb7257c8d6653768ce3882d85b1b602e.jpg?v=1792503056","url":"https:\/\/fleamarketfrance.com\/products\/sarreguemines-groseilles-transferware-bowl-20102633","provider":"Fleamarketfrance","version":"1.0","type":"link"}