Antique French Stoneware Berry Bowl

A rustic French stoneware berry strainer, dating from the early to mid 20th Century, in a lovely creamy beige colour.

Simple in style, this pierced stoneware bowl nonetheless has a timeless and classic look to it. It was designed to be used to rinse berries or vegetables clean. 

This bowl is ideal used on display as part of a kitchenalia collection, and is good for day to day use when washing or peeling fruit and vegetables. It would also make a very pretty sink tidy, for cloths and liquids to stand on.

In it in fair condition for its age. There is some lightly stained crazing in the base of the bowls, plus some nibbles to the top rim from where it has been used. There are also some fine cracks to the glaze around the rim of the bowl, and one of these has penetrated through. But this is tight and stable and wouldn't affect use of the bowl in any way. It is still a strong and sturdy piece. 

Diameter, 21.8cm; Height, 5cm