{"product_id":"antique-french-truffle-pot-with-original-labels-early-20th-century","title":"Antique French Truffle Pot with Original Labels, Early 20th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEarly 20th century, French, circa 1920s–1930s\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3½ inches tall, 3½ inches wide\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA small French truffle pot, the glazed ceramic jar a producer filled with peeled truffles, truffes pelées, and sold whole. This one survives complete with its lid and all of its original paper labels, the part that almost never lasts. The lid carries a red oval reading truffes pelées extra, the body wears the striped label of Maison Claudot-Deschandeliers of Ruffec in the Charente with its leaping goat trademark, and a side diamond reads rafraichir avant de servir, chill before serving. The white glaze is clean, the form a simple lidded cylinder with a knob finial, and the base is marked France. The red lid label has a small loss at one edge, otherwise the paper is intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical Context\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRuffec, in the Charente of southwest France, sits in pâté and truffle country, where small producers packed delicacies like peeled truffles into labeled ceramic pots for sale. The pot was the package, meant to be opened and set aside once the truffles were gone, which is why so few keep their paper. The Art Deco styling of the label, its geometric border and two-tone palette, places it in the 1920s or 1930s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStyling Ideas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA small character piece for a shelf or a kitchen, good for holding matches, stamps, paper clips, or a single short stem. The graphic label gives it presence beyond its size, and it sits naturally among books and other French pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"foundresse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56645772935334,"sku":null,"price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0637\/7645\/6870\/files\/IMG_5014.jpg?v=1781284022","url":"https:\/\/foundresse.com\/products\/antique-french-truffle-pot-with-original-labels-early-20th-century","provider":"foundresse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}