Antique Brass Repousse Jardinière from France, circa 1860

At just over two feet long, this gilt bronze jardiniere was produced in France, circa 1850, at the end of the Neoclassical period. Neoclassical ...

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...

Inspired by the movement of plants and flowers, Art Nouveau is a decorative style associated with art and architecture during the late 19th early 20th centuries. Sometime after 1900, the undulating lines associated with Art Nouveau began to disappear and were replaced by geometrical shapes. That places the crafting of this silvered bronze table...

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Hand-carved in Burgundy, France, circa 1850, this stout limestone trough has a wonderful patina, most noticeably the ruddy-colored accumulation of lichen and moss. The light gray sto...

Produced in France, circa 1880, this impressive silver plated jardiniere has elements of Greek mythology, making it Neoclassical style. On each side of the jardiniere is a mascaron o...

The repousse work is very nice with its footed base, and this jardiniere is medium in size.  

A rare George III Antique sterling Silver Basket with a frosted white glass liner. The Georgian dessert serving Basket stands on four claw feet with acanthus leaf mounts. The base o...

A pair of French, neoclassical basket-form jardinieres with ribbon decoration and an arrow form base.

German Jugendstil jardinière planter with reptilian design motif in repousse brass with bronze handles, made in the 1900s. In remarkable antique condition with age-appropriate wear.

This is a smaller jardiniere, with nice openwork. Fanciers of English brasswork will find it appealing.  

Beautiful small Paper Waste Bin or maybe Jardiniere made by Vereinigte Werkstätten München around 1950. With nice solid Brass Sphere feet details and the rare Cross...