French Faience Blue and White Posset Pot, 1700s

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Exceptional late-18th-century french faience posset pot (pot à crème), decorated in blue on a tin-glazed white ground.
this rare piece … Read more Exceptional late-18th-century french faience posset pot (pot à crème), decorated in blue on a tin-glazed white ground.
this rare piece belongs to the same typology found in the national museum collections of rmn – réunion des musées nationaux, france, where similar examples are preserved as representative works of provincial french faience.
hand-painted in cobalt blue with floral motifs and bands, featuring a short tubular spout, raised pedestal foot, and a generously curved handle typical of rural workshops of the nevers / loire region.
the interior and exterior show the characteristic fine crackle of 18th-century tin glaze.
under the lid and at the neck are artisan's initials “i z”, applied by hand – a hallmark of provincial french production of this period.

period: c.1760–1800
origin: france (nevers / central france), with a secondary possible attribution to early delft rural workshops of the same era
material: tin-glazed earthenware (faience)
decoration: hand-painted cobalt blue floral motifs
dimensions:
height: 4.7in / 12cm
width (max): 5.1in / 13cm

condition: antique museum-level condition – loss to the spout tip, rim chips around the opening, glaze wear, craquelure, and age-related imperfections consistent with 18th-century tin-glazed faience. No restorations. A fully authentic period piece.
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