French, Terracotta Confit Pot Yellow Glaze, Late 19th Century

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. This vessel was used from the 19th to the mid-20th century to...

French terracotta tian or bowl traditionally used to prepare confit before to conserve it in confit pots in South West France. This vessel was also used to prepare any type of food f...

Antique terracotta jug French Basque hand painted signed by Artist. This terracotta pitcher from Basque Country was later painted, circa 1970. G...

Pair of resin dishes in glazed terracotta. In the South West of France, the country named Landes was a poor country having very few natural resources, the inhabitants lived on meager harvests whose land was manured by their flocks of sheep. The Landais also exploited the resin of the maritime pine: it was collected at the foot of the tree using a very artisanal technique which offered low yields: tapping with “crot” (from the Gascon cròt: hole). To harvest the resin, ancient resin workers dug a hole at the foot of the pine, generally between the roots, which they lined with moss. The resin obtained, if it had not crystallized on the care before arriving at the base of the pine, was full of impurities: twigs, sand, insects, and it contained very little turpentine. A first progress was to put dishes at the bottom of these holes which made it possible to collect the resin with fewer impurities, In 1844, the resin pot...

French terracotta from the 19th to the mid-20th century. This kind of pitcher was used to keep the well water cool. This jug kept the marks of the fire when it was put in the oven to bake the earth. This gives very authentical and aesthetic nuances to the patina of the all pitcher. The top was glazed to make this part more resistant to handling and pouring water...

A large earthenware confit pot from the Southwest of France with traditional yellow, ochre glaze. One of the tallest I have ever seen at 14" high. Some chips and hairline and losses ...

A 19th century earthenware confit pot from the Southwest of France with traditional yellow ochre glaze. Chips, cracks and losses to glaze. These ordinary earthenware vessels were onc...

A 19th century earthenware confit pot from the Southwest of France with traditional yellow glaze. Chips, cracks and losses to glaze. Large hole in bottom. These ordinary earthenware ...

A 19th century French earthenware small confit pot with traditional green glaze. Some chips and losses to glaze. These ordinary earthenware vessels were once used daily in the French...

A 19th century French earthenware confit pot with traditional green glaze and pale yellow interior. Some chips and losses to glaze. These ordinary earthenware vessels were once used ...

A 19th century French earthenware confit pot with traditional green glaze and pale yellow interior. Nice old patina. Chips and losses to glaze. These ordinary earthenware vessels wer...