Red Le Creuset cocotte kitchenware found
Description
I found a red Le Creuset 1.5-quart cocotte with a black knob on the lid this morning around 10am outside the Market Square fountain in downtown Knoxville. It's in decent shape, still glossy, but the rim has a small chip and the enamel inside shows a couple of scorch marks from light use. There's a faint sticker on the bottom that says 'France' and a tiny handwritten '2' in marker. I picked it up from the sidewalk near the Market Square fountain, thinking someone might be missing it after the morning crowd. If this is yours, describe the lid knob, the rim chip, and the bottom sticker to verify—happy to return it to its rightful owner.
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