A pair of rare French antique tea-stained white/creamy brown ironstone jam or preserving pots. In the past these small pots were quintessential pieces in French kitchens for storing jam, etc, and these days make beautiful shabby chic, rustic and farmhouse decor, their more than a century old time-worn finishes so full of character and French history!
Smaller pot was manufactured by Choisy le Roi, circa. late 1800s. Larger pot has no maker's mark - circa. late 1800s/early 1900s.
- Origin : France - Period : late 1800s/early 1900s. - Materials: ironstone/ceramic - Dimensions pot 1 : Height: 8.5 cm (3 and 1/4") Dia. of top opening: 12 cm (4 and 3/4") - Dimensions pot 2 : Height: 10.5 cm (just under 4 and 1/4'') Dia. 14 cm (5.5'') - Condition :
Smaller pot - used shabby chic antique condition with age-related wear such as tea-staining, crazing, and a hair on the side, hairs/scratches at the bottom of the interior.
Larger pot: shabby used antique condition with age-related wear such as tea-staining, hairs, crazing, little nibbles of lost glaze on the inside and outside of base (see photos); there are two chips underneath and out of sight.
Weight (prepared for shipping) : 2 kg
Cleaning: hand washing suitable for antique pieces.
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