Presenting a splendid mélard originating from an Auvergne pottery centre in the 18th century. It was suspended in a pantry for the convenient pouring of precious walnut oil, commonly used for lighting during that era.
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.
A thick larch plateau from the foothill forests of Velay and, on each corner, kinds of amazing little hollows…Here we have a genuine “énoisage” table, perfectly designed to wedge the walnuts when snapping them with the mallet called “tricote”, to prevent the nuts from rolling to the other end of the table.
The throne of the Auvergne “cantou,” the famous fireplace bench where people crowded to warm up, here it is, authentic and proud, crafted with beautiful oak and chestnut planks.
After the fieldwork, the joys of pottery! In 19th-century Auvergne, with the same craftsmanship as their Gaulish Arvernian ancestors, farmers crafted their own pottery with the region’s beautiful red clay. This water jug reminds us of their good taste and skill.
Here is an authentic Auvergne piece of furniture, a testament to the folk art as it manifested itself in the 18th century in the southeastern part of the Massif Central. This is a wedding chest assembled with thick larch wood planks, adorned with naive ornamentation inspired by the stylistic repertoires of Louis XIII and Louis XIV.
![Louis XIII Manor Table in Oak – 17th century – Corrèze – [ME091]](https://www.aux-rois-louis.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/ME091_485-600x600.webp "Louis XIII Manor Table in Oak – 17th century – Corrèze – [ME091]")
On the four legs of this beautiful dining room table, one can see wood turning reminiscent of the beginnings of the Louis XIII style. The central base of the crosspiece is reinforced by a support called “the fifth leg.”
This kitchen table from a farm in Cantal has precisely this country and mountain charm linked to its squat, comforting structure. Flanked by two drawers, it is perched on two solid straight legs. Its massive base rests on a cat bar, which is particularly high.
If one has a prehistoric look with these brown concretions that seem to emerge from the depths of time, the other wears, like armor, a beautiful green glaze that has pushed back all porosity. Both fulfilled in the farms of Cantal, the noble mission of saving the precious walnut oil, the only source of lighting in the 18th century. They are called mélards.
![Oak farm table – 18ᵗʰ century – Cantal – [MP031]](https://www.aux-rois-louis.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/MP031_093-600x600.webp "Oak farm table – 18ᵗʰ century – Cantal – [MP031]")
This Auvergne oak farmhouse table tells the story of the country where it was born. It is made of a very dense light oak due to the harsh climate of Cantal, where it has courageously grown.
![Oak wedding chest – 18th century – Auvergne – [MP028]](https://www.aux-rois-louis.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/MP028_705x900-600x600.jpg)
Oak wedding chest – 18th century – Auvergne – [MP028] Flowers, passion, a dowry and its sheath Here is how this piece of furniture appeared in Auvergne in the 18th century. Prelude to the wedding, the engagement makes it possible to organize as it should, the imminent arrival of the bride in the family of…
![Three terracotta melards – orange, green and yellow – 19th century – Puy-de-Dôme – [PA064 PA065 PA066]](https://www.aux-rois-louis.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/PA064_65_66_673-600x600.jpg)
PUY-DE-DÔME: LAND OF POTTERY AND VOLCANOES SINCE THE NIGHT OF TIMES It is on the ground of a thousand-year-old tradition that these three beautiful melards of varying proportions and colors were created. It should indeed be remembered that in the center of Auvergne, at the beginning of the Christian era, the black earths of the…
Louis XIII style oak bonnetière – 18th century – Auvergne – [MP021] The bottom panel of the door takes up the great classic of the Louis XIII style: the flattened diamond point. Louis XIII style oak bonnetière – 18th century – Auvergne Here is a beautiful laundry cabinet which was intended for a house in…
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
Cooking pot – 19ᵗʰ century – Auvergne Cooking pot – 19ᵗʰ century – Auvergne Cooking pot for the chimneys, to be positioned in the hearth, glazed only inside. Reference number: PA3D002.
![Pitcher – 19ᵗʰ century – Auvergne – [PA009]](https://www.aux-rois-louis.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PA009_N009_P1340559c1200-1-600x600.webp "Pitcher – 19ᵗʰ century – Auvergne")
Pitcher – 19ᵗʰ century – Auvergne Dimensions: height 37 cm. Price: on demand. Reference number: PA009
![Oil jar – 18ᵗʰ century – Auvergne – [PA008]](https://www.aux-rois-louis.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PA008_N008_P1340558c1200-600x600.webp "Oil jar – 18ᵗʰ century – Auvergne")
Dimensions: height 39 cm. Reference number: PA008
![Louis XIII kitchen cupboard 17ᵗʰ century – Haute‑Loire – [MP002]](https://www.aux-rois-louis.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/N17_P1470819-600x600.webp "Louis XIII kitchen cupboard 17ᵗʰ century – Haute‑Loire")
Louis XIII kitchen cupboard 17ᵗʰ century – Haute‑Loire This softwood cupboard used to take pride of place in the kitchen. A unique feature is its spacious drawers for storing bread. Beneath the drawers there is a pull-out breadboard. The doors have skeleton locks with a superb mechanism. The locks and knobs are the authentic originals.…
Oil jar – 19ᵗʰ century – Auvergne Hauteur 29 cm.
Oil jar – 19ᵗʰ century – Auvergne Dimensions: height 31 cm. Oil jar – 19ᵗʰ Century – Auvergne Référence : PA006 Oil jars