Rare Large Antique Vintage French Felix Potin Confitures Stoneware Crock 1920s

  

Rare and large FELIX POTIN confitures stoneware crock from the very early 1900s, in near mint condition. Lovely brown mottled patina to the stoneware with dark green design on front side. Is any fruit jam, marmalade, paste, sweetmeat, or fruit stewed in thick syrup. Félix Potin opened his first shop at 28 rue Coquenard in Paris in 1844, at the age of just 24. This was followed by numerous other branches operating under the same name.

In 1860, he opened the first two-level, large-area retailer on the Boulevard de Sébastopol in Paris. The following year he constructed a Félix Potin factory in La Villette, in the northern outskirts of Paris. This confit pot is heavy (not a reproduction). Measures 5.5 inches tall with a diameter of 3.5 inches. The item "Rare Large Antique Vintage French Felix Potin Confitures Stoneware Crock 1920s" is in sale since Tuesday, December 26, 2017. This item is in the category "Antiques\Decorative Arts\Ceramics & Porcelain\Crocks". The seller is "vinttiquesmarket" and is located in California. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Russian federation, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Dominican republic, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, El salvador, Honduras, Jamaica.

• Type: Crocks
• Primary Material: Ironstone
• Age: 1900-1920
• Original/Reproduction: Original
• Color: Ivory
• Country/Region of Origin: France
• Maker: FELIX POTIN