19th Century French 'Biot' Olive Oil Pot

Classic French Antique Biot Olive Oil Jars date back to the 16th century. Biot potters worked from generation to generation, and from 1550 to the late 19th century 510 potters have been identified. The pots are hand thrown in terracotta - with a glazed rim and interior. They were buried in the ground up to the neck, and when the ground insects tried to access the rim of the jar, which was covered in wood or slate, they would slip down on the glazed enamel. Biot Jars were the first olive oil jars to be shipped throughout the Mediterranean and sold to eager buyers, who had not yet cultivated olive trees. The French made olive oil before the Italians, and the Italians were their best customers. The ships sailed from Antibes under the protection of the Knights of Malta...

A large size French Provincial terracotta olive oil Biot jar from Provence with traces of yellow glaze and green dripping from the 19th century. A magnificent large-sized French Prov...

17th century with fifteen (15) Stamps This Biot Jar has a wide ochre glaze around the lip with a speckled body. Classic French Antique Biot Olive Oil Jars date back to the 16th century. Biot potters worked from generation to generation, and from 1550 to the late 19th century 510 potters have been identified. The pots are hand thrown in terracotta - with a glazed rim and interior. They were buried in the ground up to the neck, and when the ground insects tried to access the rim of the jar, which was covered in wood or slate, they would slip down on the glazed enamel. Biot Jars were the first olive oil jars to be shipped throughout the Mediterranean and sold to eager buyers, who had not yet cultivated olive trees. The French made olive oil before the Italians, and the Italians were their best customers. The ships sailed from Antibes under the protection of the Knights of Malta...

17th Century with fifteen (15) Stamps This Biot Jar has a wide ochre glaze around the lip with a speckled body. Classic French Antique Biot Olive Oil Jars date back to the 16th century. Biot potters worked from generation to generation, and from 1550 to the late 19th century 510 potters have been identified. The pots are hand thrown in terracotta - with a glazed rim and interior. They were buried in the ground up to the neck, and when the ground insects tried to access the rim of the jar, which was covered in wood or slate, they would slip down on the glazed enamel. Biot Jars were the first olive oil jars to be shipped throughout the Mediterranean and sold to eager buyers, who had not yet cultivated olive trees. The French made olive oil before the Italians, and the Italians were their best customers. The ships sailed from Antibes under the protection of the Knights of Malta...

This Biot jar has a wide ochre glaze around the lip with a speckled body. Classic French Antique Biot Olive oil Jars date back to the 16th century. Biot potters worked from generation to generation, and from 1550 to the late 19th century 510 potters have been identified. The pots are hand thrown in terracotta - with a glazed rim and interior. They were buried in the ground up to the neck, and when the ground insects tried to access the rim of the jar, which was covered in wood or slate, they would slip down on the glazed enamel. Biot Jars were the first olive oil jars to be shipped throughout the Mediterranean and sold to eager buyers, who had not yet cultivated olive trees. The French made olive oil before the Italians, and the Italians were their best customers. The ships sailed from Antibes under the protection of the Knights of Malta...

Very rare 19th c. Italian Marble Well Head signed by Professor Polizi, Firenze, Italy