French Art Nouveau Barbotine Vegetables Dish, Glove Box or Centerpiece, 1900

Copper & brass jardiniere center piece with a metal altenance giving a very interesting color scheme. decoration of canes, roses and lions' feet. Made circa 1890, in the art Nouveau ...

French Porcelaine de Limoges vessel. Condiment dish used to serve different sauces. Vegetal decor with roses and foliage. Good antique condition Shipping: D 31 H 4 cm.

French dish in the japonese style. The oriental theme was very fashionable in the 19th century and there are many dishes and furniture from this period in...

Glass Portieux style glove box Cabbage-shaped pouch holder French, circa 1900 Good condition. Shipping: D17 H10 0,7 Kg.

French dish of the 1960s The illustration of this dish depicts a hunting scene with the hunter and his prey: a deer. They are separated by a lake. The lake...

Aluminium basket centerpiece from France, circa 1950 Good condition.   Shipping: L 26/ P19.5/ H21 0.72 kg

The skill and knowledge that was needed to make this beautiful 19th century French barbotine jardiniere is significant. Each of the gros relief flowers was painstakingly formed and painted by hand. Barbotine products are a mixture of Kaolin clay and water and in the case of the attached flowers, they are manipulated into paper-thin fineness. Once the flowers were colored, they were affixed to the side of the jardiniere, glazed, and fired. Any miscalculation during the firing process would result in a restart, negating months of hard work. It is difficult to find an intact barbotine with gros relief flowers due to the fragility. The jardiniere has been painted using gradient colors, with black at the top and golden brown at the molded base. In between those hues is a mottled black and brown background that extends up to the curled volute handles. Blue, pink, yellow, and orange gros relief flowers with attached greenery have been applied over the speckled area. Our barbotine jardiniere with gros relief flowers can be used as originally intended, as a small indoor planter...

This turn of the twentieth century French Art Nouveau period iron planter or jardiniere features a large 23 inch diameter scrolled basket with a removable metal tray platform to supp...

In centuries past this object would be a ubiquitous sight of everyday life, today it is a charming oddity with a history to tell. Its rich dark color communicates a sense of commerce...

Fantastic cement dish by Swiss architect Willy Guhl for Eternit. Light white and grey patina. Simple and minimal design but perfect for succulents or even as a bowl. Good vintage con...

French polished copper fish kettle or planter with iron handles, 19th century.

The rectangular planter with stylized flowers repeated on all four sides. Probably French or Belgian. Wear to gilding.