Vintage Kanti Water Pitcher w/ Glossy Marbled Glaze - 8"

This piece is a vintage kanti, the distinctive closed-top water pitcher of Southwestern France and Provence. Unlike most open-mouthed jugs, the kanti is sealed at the top, with a loop handle arching over a globular body and two opposing spouts: one conical for filling and the other narrow for drinking. This example, likely mid-20th century from Cliousclat, reproduces the popular late 19th-century form in hand-thrown earthenware with a glossy marbled glaze of ochre, green, and chestnut over a buff ground.

Once a familiar household vessel for cooling and serving water, the  kanti has become a symbol of rural tradition in the South of France. Today, it makes a warm and sculptural accent in the home, its bold glaze and compact form adding color and character on open kitchen shelving, a sunroom console, or a dining table vignette.

See similar example in Poteries d’Eaux, page 48. Amouric, Henri, et al. Poteries d’eaux: Les Eaux de La Terre, Du Corps et Du Ciel: Exposition, Aubagne, Chapelle Des Pénitents Noirs, 16 Juin-16 Septembre 2007. Lucie Éd., 2008.