Pair of French Maille stoneware mustard pots, one ochre and one cream, standing on antique books

The Pair of Maille Mustard Pots

$85.00
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Pair of French Maille stoneware mustard pots, one ochre and one cream, standing on antique books
  • Pair of French Maille stoneware mustard pots, one ochre and one cream, standing on antique books
  • Both Maille mustard pots seen side by side showing the printed Paris text on each
  • The two pots seen from another angle, the ochre glaze against the plain cream stoneware
  • Undersides of both pots showing the printed MAILLE 1747 base marks
  • Close view of the ochre glazed pot showing the printed text and warm yellow glaze
  • The ochre pot seen from above showing the glazed rim and interior
  • The cream pot standing alone, showing the even crazing across the unglazed body
  • Close view of the ochre pot on its side with the full printed lettering visible
  • The cream Maille pot photographed close, showing the crisp printed text and patina
  • Base of the ochre pot showing MAILLE 1747, MODÈLE DÉPOSÉ and the 12/13 CL capacity mark
  • Base of the cream pot showing the printed Maille mark
  • Both pots tipped to show their bases and printed capacity marks together
The Pair of Maille Mustard Pots

The Pair of Maille Mustard Pots

$85.00
SKU — TB122

THIS LISTING IS FOR BOTH POTS.

A pair of French stoneware mustard pots from the house of Maille in Paris, twentieth century, printed around the body with the old shop text — seul Vinaigrier du Roy, the royal warrant of 27 August 1769, and the Paris address. The base of each is marked MAILLE 1747 with MODÈLE DÉPOSÉ and the capacity, 12/13 cl. One is glazed in a warm ochre yellow, the other left plain cream, and the difference between them is the point: they read as a pair with two lives rather than a matching set. Both are printed crisply and neither has chips or cracks.

Antoine-Claude Maille opened his shop on the rue Saint-André-des-Arts in 1747 and the house still makes mustard today. Pots like these were the packaging; when the pot was empty it stayed in the kitchen. Found at a market in Amiens.

They hold pencils, brushes or a few field flowers, and make a small still life on a shelf.

Condition and wear consistent with age and use.

Approx. each 3⅛" high x 2⅜" diameter
Approx. each 8cm high x 6cm diameter

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