A large French 19th Century Salting Pot 

A decorative showstopper.
This is the best salting pot I’ve seen - exceptionally large with amazing colours and tones.  I’ve been asked by a few people  if it is indeed made of leather. The pinched, decorative finish adds to this.
The patina has built up over time, to give tones of black, light and dark purple with natural lichen and moss on top.
These handcrafted ceramic pots were originally used to preserve food in many layers of salt...