Antique French fired and glazed earthenware stoneware faiselle mould cheese strainer

Wonderful rustic glazed stoneware Faiselle mould or cheese strainer from Northern France.
This vintage or antique cheese strainer dates probably from the Nineteenth century. It is handmade and rustic, with a soft pale yellowy earthenware glazed body. The glaze is thick and white, on the interior and exterior. The mould would have been used in the farm dairy to strain the curds and form the cheese, usually with a muslin liner.
This rustic country-made item has hand pierced holes in vertical lines on the sides and further holes in the base.

The base has three little feet, these have nibbles to them but the item stands solidly on a surface. The glaze is crazed which adds to the charm of this lovely item from a French farmhouse dairy.
These little moulds make fantastic planters for your spring bulbs, and they also great for tealights, allowing the candlelight to spill out through the holes.

Size approx diameter 13cm and height 9cm

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Our items are carefully selected antique and vintage pieces from France and they show the character and charm of years of use. We do not sell new or reproduction items so you can expect to find signs of the age and life that the piece has led. We believe this history adds to the story of an item. Obvious damage and faults will always be mentioned in our descriptions but minor age-related condition issues are not considered a detriment.