Massive Antique Wooden Trough with Old Coins, 19th Century

A fantastic sculptural 19th century grain mortar of one piece of wood with a wonderful patina that glows! Would be an incredible waste paper basket in a powder room or office. Could ...

A fantastic and lust-worthy 19th century Southeast Asian wooden quern, the vessel used to hold grains in the milling process, with an incredible patina from over a century of use. Qu...

French polished copper fish kettle with lid, 19th century.

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...

19th century Spanish ceramic olla - pot. Earth tone glaze, two handles and applied molding. In very good shape for its age. Originally use...

Antique handmade wooden trough or bowl, 19th century. This is a rare antique handmade wooden trough or bowl, which can be used for decoration or as a (fruit) bowl or magazine holder...