FrenchYellow Green 12.5" PROVENCAL CRUCHE PITCHER CONFIT POT FREE USA SHIPPING

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This plongeon (a very straightforward name as the pitcher would have been plonged into the water of the village fountain in order to fill it) or cruche is very old dating from the early 1900's and was made here in the Agenais region between Toulouse and Bordeaux the Southwest of France. It was made as all those lovely Art Populaire pots from France are made: by hand, by a local artisan potter to sell to his immediate neighbors. Aside from its fantastic glazing there is the simple fact of its size. It measures 12.5 inches tall and is 9 inches from spout to handle. As usual the French couldn't help but make something beautiful. It has some missing glazing and has some chipping especially around the spout but at around 120 years old what can you expect. FREE USA SHIPPING ************* A Message To Our Friends*************** It has a been encore " a moment" since I updatedfollowers of green_stockings, lovers of everythingFRENCH, bon vivants avec le bon goût, sensibilities that draw kindred spirits together. We are once again Moving.Not out of France, Mais Non jamais, rather to our house in the vines...the one we have beenworking on for so long. Mais Oui.It is there we belong, surrounded by rural beautyand the peacefulness of nature. Where kids canrun naked through the pastures and forestswithout offending anyone and I can once againhang my laundry to dry on a line outside whereit can blow dry in the wind and smell divine.(You know I have 6 boys don't you?) Thebucolic beauty of the "blé" golden wheat, the gorgeous"grappes"grapes, the "cocquelicot" red poppies and "fleursauvage" wild flowers await us all. Then the calmof an untraveled road sauf pour the "facteur" postman,and pulling veggies up from our own "potager" jardinfor the freshest meals once again is reassuring. All in time to finish out the childrens primaryschool years in small stone country "ecole" schoolwith our daily "pain" delivered into our mailboxwhen it's too hot to bake... we can't wait. Even the "etoiles" stars perform their theaternightly illuminating the heavens with a starry night fêtewe thrill to see. Because we'll once again be livingOutside we'll have the chance to pull all the garden furniture out onto the lawns (I think I easily have300 chairs) and all my eclectic collection of colorfullinens for dressing tabletops and seat cushions � la bohemians that we truly are. La Vita al fresco é tuttabella � la castillo viticole....et magnifique ! So we'll be a bit like vagabonds living out of ouressential napsacs at first...then gradually pulling more of the household over as we decide what will go where the best. It's a bit of a conundrum. Yes I've got this four storied bourgeois house in ville piled high. It reminds meof the Jenga game where you pull out a piece and risk to have the whole thing tumble. Yipes! I might find lost and nearly forgotten treasures, discover small furried friendsdistantly related to Mickey Mouse in our house then jump with a start to see those relatives of Charlotte about. I try to accept them as allies in our fight against bugs but all those eyes..I just can't figure out which two to look at.All in all I"m just so happy to be returning to our country home, our humble chateau, our baby's "berceau" cradleof some years ago. ~~ "Alors" Well Then ~~I'll be "fairing le triage" sorting out objects to sell so keep watching for surprises. ????????????????? the small Print ??????????????? Years of professional shipping around the world has taught me a thing or two. I know how to double box with quality new shipping materials in an economic fashion for protecting your precious antiques and insuring their eventual safe arrival. I try to pack and ship within 5 days of payment often sooner and will always inform you with the shipping details, tracking numbers and estimated delivery time with date - which they have been happily in advance of lately. Shipping is fo... read more

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