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.
Details:
• Origin: France (Nevers / Central France), with a secondary possible attribution to early Delft rural workshops of the same era
• Date: c.1760–1800
• 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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