{"product_id":"antique-french-faience-pumpkin-pot-couvert-bleu-de-chine-late-19th-c","title":"Antique French Faïence Pumpkin Pot Couvert, Bleu de Chine,18th c.","description":"\u003cp\u003eA lidded tureen (pot couvert) modeled in the form of a pumpkin or autumnal gourd, with ribbed lobes following the sectioned form of the fruit and a twisted stem finial in cobalt. The decoration is in the bleu de Chine tradition: dense scrolling foliage, stylized cloud and feather forms, and fish-scale patterns covering the lobes, all painted in cobalt blue on a heavily crackled cream ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrench or Italian late 19th century faïence chinoisante, in the tradition of Samson de Paris and Cantagalli of Florence, both of whom made high-quality reproductions of Asian and earlier European ceramics for the late 19th century collecting market. The heavy craquelure is voluntaire, deliberately fired to recreate Chinese crackle glazes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDimensions: 8⅝ × 5½ in.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"foundresse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56465909317798,"sku":null,"price":985.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0637\/7645\/6870\/files\/5F6F6F77-61DC-49AC-B80C-A27DBDD17402.jpg?v=1778698626","url":"https:\/\/foundresse.com\/products\/antique-french-faience-pumpkin-pot-couvert-bleu-de-chine-late-19th-c","provider":"foundresse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}