Vintage 1930s French Lidded Wire Oyster Basket SKT Ceramics Bee with a 100 percent linen

with a 100 percent linen back

Makers mark 668 identifies this Pie Dish as Minton pottery

and a composed

reveals the intent behind the endearing collection and brilliantly combines dinner and tableware with six historical and internationally recognized patterns from the archives of Gien's two century old faience manufacturing factory

and an 'egouttoir' or 'stainer'

Vintage 1930s French Lidded Wire Oyster Basket SKT Ceramics Bee with a 100 percent linenThis basket is crafted from open weave wire with a fitted lid, blending practicality with the enduring beauty of utilitarian market design. Originally intended for gathering and rinsing oysters, escargot, or shellfish, the airy wire construction allowed the basket to double as a colander for washing and draining. It likely also found use in the kitchen garden, carrying freshly harvested vegetables and herbs from the earth to the table.