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French “L’Heure du Thé” Powder-Blue Lidded Tea Urn

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This is a contemporary piece, curated for its vintage character.

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Contemporary Porcelain / Ceramic Excellent
HDRK-VR-0044
Powder blue, footed, and topped with a little ball finial — this lidded urn wears a black French tea label that reads L'Heure du Thé, the hour of tea. It's French-country in spirit rather than a genuine antique, but the mood is real: a canister made for the corner where the kettle lives. Glossy glaze, a rope-twist band circling the shoulder, and a soft gold-brown wash rubbed into the banding to give it that romantic, well-loved French-kitchen look.
  • Glazed ceramic in soft powder blue, glossy and smooth
  • Black transfer-printed French label: L'Heure du Thé, with Agréable and Délicieux
  • Molded rope-twist band with an intentional antiqued gold-brown wash
  • Separate domed lid with a ball finial; seats neatly into the glazed neck
  • 12" tall x 4.5" wide — holds loose tea, sachets, or small treasures
Condition: Excellent — glaze glossy and intact, no chips or cracks, lid present and seating well, interior clean.
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French "L'Heure du Thé" Powder-Blue Lidded Tea Urn

Contemporary

French-Country Tea Canister

There's a certain romance to the tea hour — the pause, the kettle, the cup you actually sit down with — and this powder-blue canister was made to live inside that ritual. The French label across the front says as much: L'Heure du Thé, the hour of tea, with agréable and délicieux for good measure. It's the kind of piece that belongs on the counter where the day slows down, a soft blue note beside the kettle, close enough to reach without getting up.

We'll be straight with you about what it is. This is French in spirit rather than a genuine French antique — a contemporary French-country piece, and a charming one, with a glossy glaze, a rope-twist band around the shoulder, and a gold-brown wash rubbed into that banding on purpose to warm the whole thing up. It came to us from a Hobbsville, North Carolina estate, a home assembled with a curated and frankly romantic eye, the kind of place where a canister earns its spot not by being old but by being lovely. That's how it reads here, too — a small daily pleasure, dressed for the part.

Materials Glazed ceramic with a glossy powder-blue finish, molded rope-twist banding, and a black transfer-printed French tea label; footed urn form with a separate domed lid.
Care Decorative and dry-storage use — loose tea, sachets, or trinkets rather than food prep. Hand wash the ceramic gently as the base recommends; skip the dishwasher. Dust with a soft, dry cloth.
From the Research Archives
vintagerose.us Catalog No. HDRK-VR-0044 • July 2026

Specifications

Dimensions
16 × 9 × 9 in
Weight
3 lbs
SKU
HDRK-VR-0044
There's a small ritual to the tea hour, and this canister is built around it. Powder blue, footed, standing a full foot tall with a ball finial on its domed lid — it's the kind of piece you keep within arm's reach of the kettle. Across the front, a black transfer-printed label reads L'Heure du Thé, "the hour of tea," with Agréable and Délicieux tucked alongside. Agreeable and delicious. Hard to argue with that. We should be honest about what it is: French in spirit, not French in age. It's a contemporary French-country piece, and it plays the part beautifully — the glossy glaze, the molded rope-twist band circling the shoulder and lid, the gold-brown wash rubbed into that banding on purpose to warm it up. That antiquing is by design, part of the romance, not a mark of wear. It came to us from a Hobbsville, North Carolina estate — a home put together with a curated, romantic eye — and you can see why it earned its spot on the shelf. Fill it with loose tea, sachets, or the small treasures that don't have anywhere else to live. It reads just as happily as quiet kitchen decor, a soft blue note where the day slows down for a cup.
  • Glazed ceramic in soft powder blue, glossy and intact
  • Black transfer-printed French tea label: L'Heure du Thé, with Agréable and Délicieux
  • Molded rope-twist banding on shoulder and lid rim, finished with an intentional antiqued gold-brown wash
  • Separate domed lid with a ball finial; seats neatly into the fully glazed, clean interior
  • Marked on the base: Produced for DesignPac Inc., Northlake, IL — Made in China — hand washing recommended
  • Approximately 12 inches tall x 4.5 inches wide; a little over a pound
  • Best as a decorative or dry-storage canister — tea, sachets, trinkets
Condition: Excellent. The glaze is glossy and unbroken, no chips or cracks, the lid is present and seats well, and the interior is clean. The gold-brown rub on the rope banding and finial is intentional French-country antiquing — it's part of the charm, and it wears it well.

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