Bienvenue à Ma Maison
Some shops are built. This one was lived.
My love for beautiful things didn't start in France. It started at my mother's table. She was the kind of woman who knew that the right plate, the perfect linen, a candle in the right place could turn an ordinary Tuesday into something worth remembering. She taught me that a beautifully set table is an act of love — and her mother before her knew it too. That inheritance lives in every piece I choose. Saltwater Maison is my love letter to them, to France, and to everyone who believes that surrounding yourself with beautiful things is never frivolous, it's how we make the ordinary feel extraordinary.
I'm a girl raised on the East Coast, now living in the San Diego sunshine — and somewhere along the way, I left a piece of my heart in the French countryside. That piece was forever sealed on the day I married in France, surrounded by lavender, stone walls, and the kind of beauty that changes you quietly and completely.
Saltwater Maison was born from all of it.
From lazy Maine summers and Ralph Lauren linen to long afternoons wandering the markets of Aix-en-Provence, this shop is a reflection of the life I've always loved. Collected slowly, chosen with intention, and brought to you with a whole lot of joie de vivre.
Every piece here has been handpicked with a discerning eye and an open heart. A piece of jasperware that once graced a proper sideboard. A vintage French postcard that crossed the Atlantic. A sun-bleached linen with someone's grandmother's monogram. Antique dishware too beautiful to put away. Each find carries its own quiet story and is now ready to begin its next chapter in your home.
This is for the girl who summers in Maine and dreams of Provence. For the one who has wandered a French market at dawn and never quite recovered.
For anyone who believes that a beautiful life is built one beautiful object at a time.
Welcome to my maison. I hope it feels a little like yours. 🌊
The Maison Edit
Add a touch of classical elegance to your vanity, bedside table, or curio display with this beautiful vintage sage green jasperware pin dish. Expertly crafted in England by Dudson Hanley, this traditional stoneware piece features a beautiful matte sage green background accented with fine white bas-relief work.
The center of the bowl depicts a charming classical Cupid figure (cherub), framed perfectly by an intricate, raised laurel leaf border detailing the outer rim. It serves as a perfect catchall tray for rings, earrings, and daily trinkets.
Maker: Dudson Hanley (Staffordshire, England)
Material: Matte Stoneware / Pottery (Jasperware style)
Colorway: Sage Green and Creamy White Relief
Motif: Classical Putti / Cupid with Laurel Leaf Rim
Condition: Very good vintage condition with no chips, cracks, or heavy discoloration (adjust based on your physical assessment).
Description:
Elevate your tea service or antique pottery collection with this stunning, authentic Wedgwood Dark Blue Jasperware set. This listing features a classic teapot accompanied by its rare, miniature matching cream jug.
Unlike the more common sage green or pale blue jasperware, this set boasts a rich, deep cobalt blue matte finish that beautifully contrasts against the crisp, intricately detailed white neoclassical relief figures depicting traditional Greek mythological scenes.
Item Details:
• Brand: Wedgwood
• Material: Matte Stoneware / Jasperware
• Color: Dark Cobalt Blue & White
• Era: Circa 1930s
• Origin: Made in England
• Set Includes: (1) Teapot with Lid
Condition:
Excellent vintage condition! The stoneware retains its gorgeous matte finish, and the applied white slip relief scenes are incredibly crisp with no missing sections. No major cracks or repairs observed. (Please review all high-resolution photos carefully as they form part of the visual condition report).
Shipping & Handling:
We treat fragile antiques with the utmost care! This set will be wrapped in multiple layers of heavy-duty bubble wrap and securely boxed to ensure a safe arrival at your doorstep. Ships insured with tracking.
Discover the flavors of France with the 1973 vintage edition of 'The Auberge of the Flowering Hearth,' a culinary masterpiece that invites you to indulge in the timeless art of French cooking.
Authentic 1973 edition offering a glimpse into French provincial cuisine.
Rich, evocative descriptions by Roy Andries de Groot.
A perfect addition for collectors and culinary enthusiasts.
Embrace the nostalgia and culinary romance of the French countryside with this vintage treasure, transporting you to simpler times where every meal was a celebration.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
Release Date:January 1973
Publisher:Bobbs Merrill
Length:444 Pages
Weight:2.05 lbs.
"This cookbook is a whole way of life. What care, love, and work have gone into it. I find it fascinating. I think people would just love it, as it is not like anything else around." -Julia ChildIn the high Alpine valley of Le Grande Chartreuse, Roy Andreis de Groot discovered by accident a charming and unpretentious little inn L'Auberge de l'Atre Fleuri. Impressed by the devotion of its owners to perpetuating the tradition of supreme country dining, Mr. de Groot returned to the inn to record their recipes for natural country soups, hearty winter stews, roasted meats, pates, terrines, and fruity and spirituous desserts--the best of French cooking.Superb food, fine wine and the perfect blending of both into a series of menus for memorable lunches and dinners, together with the unique French Alpine recipes that build each meal--these are the ingredients of this remarkable book, now considered a classic. This description may be from another edition of this product.