French Confit

French ceramic confit jar with yellow glaze, two handles

France1860 - 1880 Green glazed confit jar for storing duck meat and fat. Most of these jars are only glazed on the top half of the jar and in the inside to save money. The glazed ye...

Derived from the French word confire (meaning “to preserve”), confit pots were used to store cooked game in their own fat before the advent of refrigeration.

Yellow and green glazed confit jar for storing duck meet and fat. Most of these jars are only glazed on the top half of the jar and in the inside to save money. The glazed interior o...

Green glazed confit jar for storing meat and fat. Most of these jars are only glazed on the top half of the exterior and on the inside. While the exterior is green, the interior is g...

Light green glazed confit jar for storing meat and fat. Most of these jars are only glazed on the top half of the exterior and on the inside. While the exterior is green with a light...

Confit

Confit

Confit

19c Confit

19th century French terracotta comfit jar. Jar has been drilled at bottom and would make a charming lamp.

Beautiful weathered confit jar. Confit jars were used primarily in the South of France for the preservation of meats such as duck or goose for dishes such as cassoulet or foie gras.

French vintage confit /tian bowl made in France around the 1970's.

Beautiful confit jar. Confit jars were used primarily in the South of France for the preservation of meats such as duck or goose for dishes such as cassoulet or foie gras.

Beautiful weathered confit jar. Confit jars were used primarily in the South of France for the preservation of meats such as duck or goose for dishes such as cassoulet or foie gras.

19th century French yellow confit jar pot from south west of France.

Beautiful weathered confit jar. Confit jars were used primarily in the South of France for the preservation of meats such as duck or goose for dishes such as cassoulet or foie gras.T...

a French glazed terra cotta confit pot, now it can be used as a xl vase or highly decorative object ...

A wonderful yellow glazed confit jar typically used for storing duck meat and fat. The jars are usually only glazed on their top halves and inside. This was an effort to bring down t...

lovely patinated French green glazed terra cotta confit pot ... ideal to use as a vase or just as a highly decorative object ...

Glazed confit jars were typically used for storing duck meat and fat in the days that predate modern-day refrigeration. The jars are usually only glazed on their top halves and insid...

French terracotta small confit pot Traditional large earthenware pottery confit pot from South West France with yellow glaze This vessel was used from the 19th-mid-20th century to ...

French terracotta confit pot Traditional large earthenware pottery confit pot from South West France with yellow glaze This vessel was used from the 19th-mid-20th century to conser...

Pre-refrigeration, confit jars extended the life of perishable items either buried in the ground or as storage containers.

Confit pots used to preserve food items. The white pots are from the Toulouse area of France.

French terracotta tian or bowl traditionally used to prepare confit before to conserve it in confit pots in South West France.

Yellow Confit

Yellow Confit

Yellow Confit

Yellow Confit

Yellow Confit

19c Jaune Confit

19c Vert Confit

Confit jars were used primarily in the South of France for the preservation of meats such as duck or goose for dishes such as cassoulet or foie gras.

Confit jars were used primarily in the South of France for the preservation of meats such as duck or goose for dishes such as cassoulet or foie gras.

France 1860-1880. Yellow glazed confit jar for storing duck meat and fat.

Very beautiful and extremely small confit jar. Confit jars were used primarily in the South of France for the preservation of meats such as duck or goose for dishes such as cassoulet...

This provencial confit pot from the South of France has a beautiful green glaze on the exterior and a lovely yellow glaze on the interior.

19c Jaune Confit

Yellow Confit

Yellow Confit

Yellow Confit

Yellow Confit

Yellow Confit

Jaune Confit

Jaune Confit

Jaune Confit

Jaune Confit

Jaune Confit

19c Jaune Confit

France1860 - 1880 Green glazed confit jar for storing duck meat and fat. Most of these jars are only glazed on the top half of the jar and in the inside to save money. The glazed ye...

Very small confit jar. Extremely rare at this size. Confit jars were used primarily in the South of France for the preservation of meats such as duck or goose for dishes such as cass...

French terracotta confit pot. Traditional large earthenware pottery confit pot from South West France with yellow glaze.

French terracotta confit pot Traditional large earthenware pottery confit pot from South West France with yellow glaze This vessel was used from the 19th to the mid-20th century to...

French terracotta confit pot. Traditional large earthenware pottery confit pot from South West France with yellow glaze.

French terracotta confit pot. Traditional large earthenware pottery confit pot from South West France with yellow glaze.

French terracotta confit pot. Traditional large earthenware pottery confit pot from South West France with yellow glaze.