French Hotte

One of a pair of 19th century French grape picking hods / hottes with later paint decoration. 1900.

One of a pair of 19th century French grape picking hods / hottes with later paint decoration. 1900.

One of a pair of 19th century French grape picking hods / hottes with later paint decoration. 1900.

Antique French tole grape hotte with remnants of its original paint.

A tall, French harvest basket hotte made of woven willow and oak from the Champagne region of Burgundy, France.

Wonderful colour, wonderful shape. This is a much sought after zinc grape hotte with its original leather straps. Perfect piece for the wine cellar!

Early 20th century French zinc grape hotte/hod (used for picking grapes).

Early 20th century French zinc grape hotte/hod (used for picking grapes).

worn by French grape harvesters these metal buckets were worn on the back with leather straps. This pair has been recently hand painted. PRICED INDIVIDUALLY.

Antique zinc grape hotte/hod, hand-painted with the Chateauneuf Du Pape coat of arms from the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France.

Rare wicker and cleft oak grape harvest hotte with original leather straps and riveted strap iron. This particular grape carrier is specific to the wine region of Burgundy.

Dating to the 1800s, this French wine harvest hotte would have been used as a decorative accessory for a vineyard or chateau wine room.

This colorful French container is known as a hotte. The metal container has been painted a light blue and gently washed with white.

This metallic French container is known as a hotte. Hottes were used for harvesting grapes in vineyards during the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Wine hottes were used during the 19th and early 20th centuries for collecting grapes at French vineyards.

Wine hottes were used during the 19th and early 20th centuries for collecting grapes at French vineyards.

Grape hottes were used at French vineyards during the late 19th and early 20th centuries by workers when harvesting grapes.

19th century French vineyard grape hod hotte bucket wine vineyard tole painted.

Hottes were used during the 19th and early 20th centuries for collecting grapes at French vineyards.

19th Century French vineyard grape hod hotte bucket wine vineyard tole painted.

This colorful French metal container is known as an hotte. They were used for grape collecting in vineyards all over France during the 19th and early 20th centuries.

A large red hotte, with a black painted fleur de lys and the number “19”, this grape harvesting basket would have been used in Burgundy, France, during the 1800’s.

This French metal container is known as an hotte. Hottes were used during the 19th and early 20th centuries for collecting grapes in vineyards.

This French metal container is known as an hotte. Hottes were used during the 19th and early 20th centuries for collecting grapes in vineyards.