Large Antique French Salt-Glazed Stoneware Confit Pot A pristine antique French silverplate

A pristine antique French silverplate serving set in the Louis XVI style

Pencil and charcoal on tracing paper glued to card stock like paper

this frame reflects the neoclassical revival period

With Latin and French plant names

The mélard à bec was both practical and regional

Large Antique French Salt-Glazed Stoneware Confit Pot A pristine antique French silverplateLarge Antique French Salt Glazed Stoneware Crock Grs au Sel Mid to Late 19th Century 10+ wide 8. 25 tall This is a serious piece of French provincial craft a large grs au sel crock made for seasonal preservation at scale. The salt glaze is achieved by throwing rock salt directly into the kiln at peak temperature, where sodium vaporizes and bonds permanently with the clay surface, creating the characteristic orange peel texture visible here. The dense