Large pitcher / vintage stoneware jug Albert Breton Vézelay 30 cm

Superb and imposing antique pitcher / jug in speckled glazed stoneware, a handcrafted piece turned by the ceramist Albert Breton (workshop in Vézelay, Burgundy, 1960s-1970s). Very beautiful generous and balanced silhouette with a pinched spout and ribbon handle showing the potter's thumbprint. Beige/greige glaze speckled with brown dots and enhanced by a superb run of rust-brown oxide on the belly. A heavy and sculptural piece (2.2 kg), ideal repurposed as a large vase for dried bouquets or branches, or as a centerpiece in a wabi-sabi / country house decor. Dimensions: Height: 30 cm|Diameter at the neck: 10 cm|Maximum width (belly): 25 cm|Width from spout to handle: 20 cm. Weight: 2.2 kg. Signatures: Double authentic signature — intertwined monogram AB stamped at the base of the handle and incised signature AB VEZELAY under the foot (see photos). Condition: Strictly impeccable condition, no cracks, chips, or scratches. Ultra careful and perfectly secure shipping (double bubble wrap packaging and reinforced cushioning). Puyssaye stoneware, pyrite stoneware, vintage pitcher, Albert Breton Vézelay, antique stoneware jug, Puisaye ceramics, Burgundy pottery, large speckled stoneware vase, wabi-sabi decor, brutalist ceramics, antique pitcher 60s 70s, soliflore vase la borne.