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19th-century Antique French Grey Glazed Confit Pot
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19th-century Antique French Grey Glazed Confit Pot

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19th-Century Antique French Grey Glazed Confit Pot

This is an authentic, large-format antique French earthenware confit pot, sourced directly from a French dealer at the prestigious Ardingly Antiques Fair. This specific pot (pictured in the foreground) features the classic rustic silhouette and dual lug handles typical of traditional French preserving vessels. It is covered in a deep, glossy, olive-green glaze that leans toward grey, characteristic of the highest quality stoneware from the South of France.

Historically used to store meats preserved in fat, this pot boasts a substantial weight and rich patina. While perfect for its historical context, it makes an exceptional decorative statement in a contemporary kitchen or a rustic farmhouse setting.Ideal for holding large kitchen utensils, dried botanicals, or simply as a sculptural antique piece.

Dimensions:

Total Width (Handle to Handle): 28 cm

Aperture (Opening): 24 cm

Height: 23 cm

Origin: South of France (19th Century) Source: Acquired at Ardingly Antiques Fair

Condition: Excellent antique condition with minor surface wear, glaze variations, and signs of age consistent with its functional history. Please review images for detail.

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Date of Manufacture

Antiques Decorative (Sussex) has dated this French Grey Confit Pot to the 1890s.

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19th-Century Antique French Grey Glazed Confit Pot
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This is an authentic, large-format antique French earthenware confit pot, sourced directly from a French dealer at the prestigious Ardingly Antiques Fair.
Antiques Decorative (Sussex)

This specific pot (pictured in the foreground) features the classic rustic silhouette and dual lug handles typical of traditional French preserving vessels. It is covered in a deep, glossy, olive-green glaze that leans toward grey, characteristic of the highest quality stoneware from the South of France.

fig 1. A 19th-century French grey glazed earthenware confit pot featuring dual side handles and incised horizontal ridge details near the rim.
fig 1. 19th-century Antique French Grey Glazed Confit Pot

Historically used to store meats preserved in fat, this pot boasts a substantial weight and rich patina. While perfect for its historical context, it makes an exceptional decorative statement in a contemporary kitchen or a rustic farmhouse setting.Ideal for holding large kitchen utensils, dried botanicals, or simply as a sculptural antique piece.

fig 2. A 19th-century French grey glazed earthenware confit pot featuring dual side handles and incised horizontal ridge details near the rim.
fig 2. 19th-century Antique French Grey Glazed Confit Pot

Dimensions:

Total Width (Handle to Handle): 28 cm

Aperture (Opening): 24 cm

Height: 23 cm

Origin: South of France (19th Century) Source: Acquired at Ardingly Antiques Fair

Condition: Excellent antique condition with minor surface wear, glaze variations, and signs of age consistent with its functional history. Please review images for detail.

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Date of Manufacture

Antiques Decorative (Sussex) has dated this French Grey Confit Pot to the 1890s.

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Archive I A 19th-century French grey glazed earthenware confit pot featuring dual side handles and incised horizontal ridge details near the rim.

19th-century Antique French Grey Glazed Confit Pot

Archive II A 19th-century French grey glazed earthenware confit pot featuring dual side handles and incised horizontal ridge details near the rim. View II
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Archive IV A 19th-century French grey glazed earthenware confit pot featuring dual side handles and incised horizontal ridge details near the rim. View IV
Archive V A 19th-century French grey glazed earthenware confit pot featuring dual side handles and incised horizontal ridge details near the rim. View V
Archive VI A 19th-century French grey glazed earthenware confit pot featuring dual side handles and incised horizontal ridge details near the rim. View VI
Archive VII A 19th-century French grey glazed earthenware confit pot featuring dual side handles and incised horizontal ridge details near the rim. View VII
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A 19th-century French grey glazed earthenware confit pot featuring dual side handles and incised horizontal ridge details near the rim.
19th-Century Antique French Grey Glazed Confit Pot
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A 19th-century French grey glazed earthenware confit pot featuring dual side handles and incised horizontal ridge details near the rim.
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  • ObjectPottery Jar
  • Period19th century
  • StyleFrench Country
  • MaterialEarthenware, Glaze
  • ColourGrey
  • MotifsLug handles, Incised horizontal lines, Rolled rim

This 19th-century French country pottery jar is an authentic earthenware confit pot from the South of France, finished in a glossy olive-green glaze that leans toward grey. The vessel has a rolled rim, dual side lug handles, and two bands of incised horizontal lines encircling the upper body above minor surface wear and glaze variations. The piece measures 28 cm in total width from handle to handle, with a 24 cm aperture and a height of 23 cm. Traditionally used for preserving meats in fat, the pot is suited for placement on a kitchen island to hold large kitchen utensils, dried botanicals, or to serve as a sculptural decorative object in a rustic farmhouse interior.

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A French confit pot is a traditional earthenware vessel used in rural France during the 18th and 19th centuries to preserve meats such as duck or pork in rendered fat.

These vessels were typically thrown from local terracotta clay or dense earthenware and coated with a protective lead or tin glaze to render the interior non-porous.

Authentic period pots display subtle hand-thrown irregularities, unglazed bases or lower sections where they rested in earth, small lug handles, and light surface wear consistent with age.

A confit pot functions well as a kitchen countertop vessel for wooden utensils, a centrepiece on a dining table, or a vase for dried botanical displays on open shelving.

Clean gently by hand using warm water and mild liquid detergent, avoiding harsh chemical cleaners or submersion, and allow the porous ceramic to dry completely before storage.
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