Oil jug Archives – Aux-Rois-Louis

Peasant Crowned Jug – 17th Century – Auvergne – [PA086]

17ᵗʰ century, Antique pottery, Auvergne, Jug, Oil jug, Provincial art, TerracottaBy David Aux-Rois-Louis 13 January 2024

Rare 17th-century peasant pottery in excellent condition. It hails from the pottery center of Brioude, Auvergne, France, proudly featuring a crown motif around its summit opening.

Oil jar – 18ᵗʰ Century – Quercy – [PA005]

18ᵗʰ century, Antique pottery, Midi-Pyrénées, Oil jug, Provincial art, QuercyBy David Aux-Rois-Louis 19 October 2023

Oil jar – 18ᵗʰ Century – Quercy Dimensions: height 26 cm. Oil jar – 18ᵗʰ Century – Quercy Référence : PA005 Oil jars

Imperial oil jug – 19ᵗʰ century – Quercy – [PA072]

19ᵗʰ century, Antique pottery, Jug, Kitchen furniture, Oil jug, Provincial art, Quercy, TerracottaBy David Aux-Rois-Louis 21 April 2022

Among the jewels of the salesroom gallery Aux-Rois-Louis, emerges this astonishing pottery which immediately evokes a beauty in an evening dress. She advances, as if towards an opera box, dressed in her sequined black evening dress and sporting on her throat her prettiest long necklace composed of pearls in the shape of flowers, of which…

Two oil jugs – late 18th century early 19th century – Lot Valley, Quercy – [PA062] [PA063]

Antique pottery, Early 19ᵗʰ century, Kitchen furniture, Late 18ᵗʰ century, Oil jar, Oil jug, Quercy, Terracotta, The treasure cornerBy David Aux-Rois-Louis 12 December 2021

The Aux-Rois-Louis sales gallery offers a vast collection of ancient pottery from Aquitaine, Auvergne and Midi-Pyrénées. Two oil jugs – late 18th century early 19th century – Lot Valley, Quercy We recognize in the roundness of these jugs an exuberant and sensual inspiration specific to the ancient Quercy potters’ centers. Several clues seem to indicate…

Two oil jugs – 19ᵗʰ century – Périgord – [PA053] [PA054]

19ᵗʰ century, Antique pottery, Oil jug, Périgord, The treasure cornerBy David Aux-Rois-Louis 6 October 2021

Two oil jugs – 19ᵗʰ century – Périgord – [PA053] [PA054] Two oil jugs – 19ᵗʰ century – Périgord Both from the famous pottery center of Beauregard-de-Terrasson, these two oil jugs have well-known distinctive signs. The first, on the left in the overall photo, presents a wine-colored glaze obtained thanks to manganese oxide, manganese being…

Oil jug – Late 18ᵗʰ century – Quercy – [PA052]

Antique pottery, Late 18ᵗʰ century, Oil jug, Quercy, The treasure cornerBy David Aux-Rois-Louis 15 May 2021

Oil jug – Late 18ᵗʰ century – Quercy – [PA052] Thanks to its manganese-based glaze, this late 18ᵗʰ century oil jug has a pretty chocolate hue. Its pinched trefoil spout which marks its membership in the famous Quercy pottery is in perfect condition.

Oil jar – 19th century – Auvergne – [PA043]

19ᵗʰ century, Antique pottery, Auvergne, Oil jar, Oil jugBy David Aux-Rois-Louis 11 February 2021

Two-tone Auvergne oil jar, yellow-brown face Oil jar – 19th century – Auvergne This Auvergne oil jar has a very special feature: its glaze is on one side pale green and on the other yellow-brown. Dimensions Height: 29 cm, diameter: 21 cm. Reference : [PA043] Two-tone Auvergne oil jar, yellow-brown face

Oil jug – 19ᵗʰ century – Beauregard de Terrasson [PA014]

19ᵗʰ century, Antique pottery, Oil jug, Périgord, The treasure cornerBy David Aux-Rois-Louis 5 July 2020

Oil jug – 19ᵗʰ century – Beauregard de Terrasson This oil jug has a set of distinctive signs which inevitably links it to the famous pottery center of Beauregard de Terrasson in Périgord. Observe rather: it was turned in a sandstone clay, covered with a glaze of tint “wine lees” obtained thanks to the local…

Oil jug – 18ᵗʰ century – Quercy [PA013]

18ᵗʰ century, Antique pottery, Oil jar, Oil jug, Provincial art, Quercy, The treasure cornerBy David Aux-Rois-Louis 27 June 2020

Oil jug – 18ᵗʰ century – Quercy This elegant oil jar, turned in the 18ᵗʰ century, is distinguished by its slender upward handle, its pinched spout, its gray brown glaze made with manganese and its decoration of knurled strips arranged diagonally. So many particular signs in this region of production, the Quercy, which make us…