Antique French Milk Jug - “Flore" - U&C Sarreguemines - 1880s Finland Material: Stoneware with glossy red

Material: Stoneware with glossy red bands & cratered black/brown lava glaze

Motif: Continuous Art-Nouveau foliate/scroll frieze in charcoal grey

in Germany’s Westerwald heartland

this coffee pot is a delightful piece for any vintage collection

points to early 20th-century production

Antique French Milk Jug - “Flore" - U&C Sarreguemines - 1880s Finland Material: Stoneware with glossy redLight in the hand and beautifully balanced, this late 19th century milk jug was made by Sarreguemines and decorated in the much loved Flore pattern. Jet black transfer flowers climb around the tapering body, finished with a tiny Gothic border at the rim and a crisply modelled handle. Its the sort of daily luxury the Victorians understood so wellpretty enough for afternoon tea, sturdy enough for the breakfast table. Time has left a few teeny nibbles,