{"product_id":"antique-french-compotier-green-transferware-footed-fruit-stand","title":"Antique French Compotier, Green Transferware, Footed Fruit Stand","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCirca 1900, French\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9¼ inches across, 5¼ inches tall, 4½ inch foot\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA compotier in green transferware. The body is faïence fine, transfer printed on white under a thin fused glaze.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBowl and foot were thrown separately and joined while the clay was still soft, and the join reads as a slight ridge where the bowl meets the stem. A green line at the base of the foot answers the green line at the rim. The border is a flowering branch, one continuous stem with long lanceolate leaves and clusters of flat five-petal blossoms sprouting along it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnmarked. Heavy tea-brown staining across the well, dense toward the center, with fine crazing throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical Context\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe compotier was a fixture of the French dessert service, and its point is height: fruit raised above the table, on display and clear of everything else. The border is a garland, an old device given a new form at the turn of the century. Where the neoclassical version used laurel, tight and symmetrical, this one carries a flowering branch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStyling Ideas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUse it on a kitchen island with fruit, or near a prep area with onions, garlic and shallots. In a bathroom it can hold soaps or hand towels, and on a vanity it can hold accessories as a catch-all. It can also be styled as a riser in a vignette, holding books or a sculptural piece.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"foundresse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56879348547750,"sku":"FD-010","price":128.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0637\/7645\/6870\/files\/IMG_6868.jpg?v=1785418892","url":"https:\/\/foundresse.com\/products\/antique-french-compotier-green-transferware-footed-fruit-stand","provider":"foundresse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}