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Pot A Feu

Wood fired stoneware «Pot à feu» sculpture by Île/Mer/Froid
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Wood fired stoneware «Pot à feu» sculpture by Île/Mer/Froid. Artist signature under the base. 2023
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21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Wood fired stoneware «Pot à feu» sculpture by Île/Mer/Froid
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Wood fired stoneware «Pot à feu» sculpture by Île/Mer/Froid. Artist signature under the base. 2023
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21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Nice Pair of French Pots à Feu Finials, 5+ Ft Tall
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French pair of large-sized, wood-carved pot à feu (fire urn) finials. This vintage pair of
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Late 20th Century French Urns

Materials

Wood

French Classical Style 19th Century Carved Wood Pots à Feu with Traces of Paint
Located in Atlanta, GA
An oversized pair of French carved wooden Pots à Feu (fire pots) from the 19th century, with upper
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Antique 19th Century French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Pair of 19th Century Carved Wooden Italian Pot à Feu Sculptures on Lucite Bases
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Italian carved wooden pots à feu (fire urn) fragment sculptures from the 19th century
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Antique 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Lucite, Wood

Large Antique French Plaster Pot A Feu Urn on Faux Marble Pedestal, 19th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
Dating to the 1800s, this imposing French plaster pot a feu (“fire pot”) has been paired with a
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Architectural Elements

Materials

Plaster, Wood, Paint

Pot a Feu French Urn with Lid
Located in Dallas, TX
Large urn with lid made of limestone, originating from the South of France.
Category

2010s Urns

Materials

Limestone

Italian Gilded Wooden Pot à Feu Fragment on Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian gilded and painted in the back wooden fragment on its base, depicting a Pot a` feu (Fire
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20th Century Italian Vases and Vessels

Materials

Wood

Table en bois laqué noir à décor central marqueté de laiton, Napoléon III
Located in ROYÈRE-DE-VASSIVIÈRE, FR
entretoise en X surmontée d’un pot à feu Bel état général malgré quelques traces d’usure normale. Dimensions
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Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Italian Pair of Slender Neoclassic Mirrors, 19th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italy feature Pots à Feu (Fire Urn) at their crest peaks with swagged garland draping downward to their
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Antique 19th Century Austrian Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood

French Louis XV Period Carved Wood Console Table with Marble Top, circa 1760
Located in Atlanta, GA
undeniably the cross stretcher, beautifully embellished with a pot-à-feu motif (fire urn), decorated on the
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Rococo Console Tables

Materials

Marble

French Breche D'alep Marble Top Console W/Neoclassical Design, circa 1930s-1940s
Located in Atlanta, GA
adorn with a center platform topped with a three dimensional pot à feu (fire urn) at center, underside
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Console Tables

Materials

Marble

Pair of French Candelabra Lamps Made from Hand Wrought Iron and Antique Elements
Located in Dallas, TX
elements known as “pots a feu”, or “fire pots”, which are finials in the shape of flames. This design motif
Category

20th Century French Louis XIV Table Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

Antique 3-Piece French Gilt Bronze ‘Bar de Cheminee’, Fireplace Fender, C. 1880
Located in Dallas, TX
thick fender is a putto with hands extended towards a pot feu with ring handles. Both cherubs sit on a
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Antique 1880s French Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Antique Wrought Iron 3-Light Floor Lamp from Catalonia, Circa 1900
Located in Dallas, TX
three sections have a pair of dragons with rinceau tongues flanking a pot feu. Long foliate tails and
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Early 20th Century Spanish Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron

Recent Sales

Pair of Alabaster "Pot à Feu" or Fire Pot, Italien Artwork, 19th Century
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Alabaster decorative "pot à feu" with sculpted acanthus leaves on the collar and a fluted baluster
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Vases

Materials

Alabaster

Pair of Rococo Style "Pots à Feu" Vases, A. Brault Choisy-Le-Roy, 19th Century
By A. Brault et Cie 1
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Powerful pair of rococo style "POTS À FEU" Vases, A. Brault Choisy-Le-Roy manufactory. Terra
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Antique 1880s French Rococo Revival Vases

Materials

Terracotta

Pair of Large Chateau Size Cast Stone ‘Pots A Feu’ from France
Located in Dallas, TX
This pair of large cast stone garden finials are referred to as “Pot A Feu”. First used in France
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21st Century and Contemporary French Garden Ornaments

Materials

Stone

Pair of Carved Antique Limestone Pots a Feu from France, 19th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
A Pot a Feu is an architectural stone ornamentation consisting of a round base surmounted by
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Garden Ornaments

Materials

Limestone

Pair of French 19th Century Hand Carved White Marble Pots À Feu with Swags
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French hand carved white marble 'Pots à Feu' (fire urns) from the 19th century, with
Category

Antique 19th Century French Architectural Elements

Materials

Marble

Pot a feu from South of France
Located in New Orleans, LA
A painted and giltwood pot-au-feu from the South of France
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Decorative Objects

Pair of French Louis XVI Style Bronze Doré Fireplace Chenets, Circa 1850
Located in Dallas, TX
, as noted by the presence of multiple pots a feu finials. Chenets have been used for centuries to
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Metal, Bronze

8213 A SET OF 3 SCONCES
Located in New Orleans, LA
A SET OF THREE "POTS A FEU" WOODEN SCONCES WITH 2 ARMS DECORATED WITH GILDED WOOD BALLS.
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Antique 19th Century French Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Wood

Pair of Tall Garden Finials, 17th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
A beautiful pair of urns with pot-a-feu finials on top. These garden ornaments are significant in
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Antique 17th Century French Garden Ornaments

Materials

Concrete

French 18th Century Painted and Gilt Trumeau Mirror with Carved Scrolled Decor
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French painted and giltwood trumeau mirror from the 18th century with carved pot à feu motif
Category

Antique 18th Century French Trumeau Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood, Mirror, Wood

19th Century French Polished Steel and Bronze Fireplace “Tenaille a Feu” Tongs
Located in Dallas, TX
a feu, literally meaning “fire pincers”. Fireplace tongs were designed to reposition logs that are
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Antique Early 1800s French Directoire Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Bronze, Steel

A pair of painted and giltwood pot-au-feu
Located in New Orleans, LA
A pair of carved painted and giltwood pot-au-feu
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Decorative Objects

8220
Located in New Orleans, LA
A PAIR OF "POTS DU FEU" FROM C 1680 FORMED INTO TWO ARM SCONCES. THE ARMS OF IRON WITH PAINTED TOLE
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Wood

8220
8220
H 21 in
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Style Parcel Painted Side Table with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
margent runs from the outer end of each arm to a pot au feu finial festooned with an acanthus cup body
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Center Tables

Materials

Stone, Marble

French Art Deco Marble Garden Sculpture
Located in Winter Park, FL
French Art Deco hand carved marble "pot a feu" architectural or garden sculpture. Square base
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Architectural Elements

Materials

Marble

French Late 18th Century Neoclassical Trumeau Mirror with Mercury Glass
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French neoclassical trumeau mirror with pot-à-feu giltwood motif and mercury glass from the late
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Antique Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Trumeau Mirrors

Materials

Mercury Glass, Wood

Pair Of Italian Neoclassical Style Paint Decorated Tole Urns
Located in Houston, TX
with Greek keys, flames and swags. Also known as a Pot à feu (Fire urn).
Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Neoclassical Wall-mounted Sculptures

Museum Quality 19th Century Wedding Armoire in Carved Oak from Normandy France
Located in Dallas, TX
. The left door has a pot-au feu flanked by two doves (symbolizing love birds) with a crossed torchere
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Antique 19th Century French Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Bronze, Brass

Pot a feu
Located in Villenouvelle, FR
Hand sculpted "Pot A Feu" with gilt and silver details,distressed patina
Category

Antique 19th Century French Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood

Pot a feu
Pot a feu
H 15 in W 5 in
Pair 18th c. Pot a Feu
Located in Houston, TX
Pair 18th c. Italian Wooden Pot a Feu
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Candle Holders

Pair 18th c. Pot a Feu
Pair 18th c. Pot a Feu
H 39 in W 29 in D 17 in
Pair 18th c. Pot a Feu
Located in Houston, TX
Pair 18th c. French Wooden Pot a Feu
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Decorative Objects

Pair 18th c. Pot a Feu
Pair 18th c. Pot a Feu
H 36.5 in W 12 in D 12 in
Pair 18th Century Pot a Feu
Located in Houston, TX
Pair 18th c Pot a Feu from a Chateau near Toulouse, France
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Garden Ornaments

Pair of 18th Century Pots a Feu
Located in Houston, TX
This pair of 18th century pots a feu originated in Uzes, France. "Pots a Feu," which literally
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Urns

Materials

Stone

Pair of 18th Century Pots a Feu
Pair of 18th Century Pots a Feu
H 20.5 in W 20.5 in D 11.5 in
19c Zinc pot-a-feu
Located in New Orleans, LA
Zinc Flame
Category

Antique 19th Century French Balustrades and Fixtures

Materials

Zinc

19c Zinc pot-a-feu
19c Zinc pot-a-feu
H 35.5 in Dm 20 in
19c Pair of Zinc Pot-a-Feu
Located in New Orleans, LA
Zinc Flame
Category

French Garden Ornaments

Materials

Zinc

Pair of Antique Wooden 18th Century Applique Wall Sconces
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 18th c. Carved Wooden Pot a Feu Appliques
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Lights and Sconces

English Regency Mahogany Console Table with Receding Sides from the 1850s
Located in Atlanta, GA
(pots à feu) marking the top of each leg. Typical of the neoclassical taste so fashionable in the early
Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Console Tables

Materials

Mahogany

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Pot A Feu For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the pot a feu you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A pot a feu — often made from stone, limestone and bronze — can elevate any home. There are 10 variations of the antique or vintage pot a feu you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a pot a feu — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A pot a feu, designed in the Louis XVI style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

How Much is a Pot A Feu?

Prices for a pot a feu start at $600 and top out at $18,000 with the average selling for $2,453.
Questions About Pot A Feu
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