Large Antique French Salt-Glazed Stoneware Confit Pot 75” across the framed portion

75” across the framed portion

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

when even everyday tableware was crafted with architectural balance and decorative precision

The mélard à bec was both practical and regional

With Latin and French plant names

Large Antique French Salt-Glazed Stoneware Confit Pot 75” across the framed portionLarge 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