{"product_id":"pichet-en-gres-du-berry-tourne-et-emaille-france-v-1960-1970","title":"Berry Stoneware Pitcher, Wheel-Thrown and Glazed – France, c. 1960–1970","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"125\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eAn antique glazed stoneware pitcher, possibly attributable to a workshop in the Berry region of France, made circa 1960–1970.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"127\" data-end=\"342\"\u003eThe piece features a characteristic form of French stoneware pitchers from this period, with a generous, slightly rounded body, a narrow neck opening into a broad flared rim, a shaped pouring lip, and a loop handle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"344\" data-end=\"737\"\u003eThe decoration relies entirely on the character of the clay and glaze. The surface, in shades of brown, taupe, beige and ochre, is accented with fine blue-grey speckles and displays numerous variations resulting from the firing process. The neck is particularly distinctive, with a succession of fine thrown rings adding relief and creating subtle variations of light beneath the glossy glaze.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"739\" data-end=\"968\"\u003eThe interior is also glazed. The slightly irregular character of the glaze and the variations in colour are characteristic of wheel-thrown and glazed stoneware, typical of French production in the second half of the 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"970\" data-end=\"1161\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eThe attribution to a Berry stoneware production is based on the form, throwing technique and glaze characteristics, which show similarities with certain stoneware productions from the region.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Printemps tardif","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58603848532303,"sku":"PT-CER-0024","price":29.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1028\/2565\/6655\/files\/pichet-gres-digoin-06.jpg?v=1788095450","url":"https:\/\/printempstardif.fr\/en\/products\/pichet-en-gres-du-berry-tourne-et-emaille-france-v-1960-1970","provider":"Printemps Tardif","version":"1.0","type":"link"}