French Antique Art Pottery Ceramic Earthenware 18th' Tobacco Cigarette

18TH C ALSACE TOBACCO POT. IT IS RARE TO FIND A BASE COLOR OF DARK BROWN/BLACK AS THIS WAS USED PRIMARILY IN THE YEARS BEFORE THE LATE 18TH C. THE BASE COLOR IS STUNNING AND THE DESIGN COVERING THE BASE IS A BUSY FLORAL DESIGN WITH GREEN, CREAM AND OCRE. THE WORD'TABAC' IS SPELLED OUT ON THE FRONT OF THE POT.

TABAC' IS TOBACCO IN FRENCH. THE HANDLES ARE ATTACHED TO THE SIDE IN A ROUND DESIGN THAT CAN STILL BE PICKED UP EASILY.

ORIGINAL WITH A BUSIER VERSION OF THE DESIGN BELOW. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW SPECIAL THIS PIECE IS BEING A CLASSIC 18TH C TOBACCO POT THAT SPELLS'TABAC'. IT IS 5 INCHES IN HT AND WAS IN THE AREA AROUND SELESTAT.