There is a particular kind of beauty in the objects we reach for every day. The French understand this. In a French country kitchen, the everyday things are made to be lovely, because a life lived well does not save its beauty for special occasions.

This mixing bowl belongs to that tradition. Wheel-thrown by hand in Vermont from American stoneware and finished in a warm Provence Clay glaze, it carries the quiet, vintage charm of a piece made slowly and with care. No two are exactly alike. Each is shaped and glazed by hand, and the small variations from one to the next are not flaws but evidence of the human hand that made it, the very thing that gives a handmade object its soul.

It is as capable as it is beautiful. A thoughtful pour spout makes light work of batters and dressings, and the form is sturdy enough for everything from a morning's hand-whisking to rising a generous round of dough. It is safe in the microwave, oven, freezer, and dishwasher, which means it asks nothing of you but to be used and enjoyed.

The medium bowl measures 9.25 inches wide and 4.25 inches tall, holding six cups, a generous and forgiving size for the way most of us actually cook. Like all things made by hand, it is meant to be lived with, reached for, and loved over many years and many tables.

A Note on availability: only two of these bowls remain in the MERZE boutique, both in the medium size and the Provence Clay glaze. When they are gone, they are gone.