compotier
Americannoun
plural
compotiersEtymology
Origin of compotier
Example Sentences
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The Picasso auction also featured two Cubist-inspired still life paintings from the early 1940s during World War II with “Nature morte au panier de fruits et aux fleurs” selling for $16.6 million and “Nature morte aux fleurs et au compotier” going for $8.3 million.
From Seattle Times
Homeland Security officials on Monday announced the seizure, which took place May 21 in New York, where the painting, “Compotier et Tasse,” had been offered for private sale at the price of $11.5 million.
From New York Times
The 1909 work Compotier et tasse or "Fruit bowl and cup", had been offered for private sale in New York.
From BBC
Bread and Compotier with Fruit on a Table�1908; 18.
From Time Magazine Archive
The apples should now have an even glossy surface; as each is finished put it at once into the compotier.
From Project Gutenberg
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