| Absinthe Pichets II - Grès |
| Stoneware pitchers water pitchers for use with the absinthe ritual. Note the unusually small spout of all these pitchers, which facilitated the thin controlled stream of water necessary for the proper preparation of an absinthe. |
| A similar zoomorphic pitcher, in brown glazed earthenware. |
| A "Grès d'Alsace" water pitcher in the shape of a bulldog, made for Absinthe Delizy et Doistau. |
The famous "Messieurs c'est l'heure" Swiss
anti-prohibition pitcher. It shows the clock at
ten to midnight (on 7th October 1910, the
date absinthe was banned in Switzerland).
There are many modern reproductions of
these jugs.
anti-prohibition pitcher. It shows the clock at
ten to midnight (on 7th October 1910, the
date absinthe was banned in Switzerland).
There are many modern reproductions of
these jugs.
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A well detailed Grès d'Alsace
water pitcher in the shape of a
bulldog.
water pitcher in the shape of a
bulldog.
A rare unusually fine and animated
"Grès d'Alsace" absinthe water pitcher in
the shape of an apron-wearing bulldog.
Click on the images to enlarge.
"Grès d'Alsace" absinthe water pitcher in
the shape of an apron-wearing bulldog.
Click on the images to enlarge.
| A circa 1900 catalogue from the pottery maker Henri Picard, showing, at bottom left, this type of zoomorphic pitcher - "Brocs a absinthe". Click on the image to see an enlarged version. |