19th Century Planters and Jardinieres

A cast iron mortar with a bas-relief band in the center.

Set of two - antique iron tree grates, circa 1900 Item #: GE-0067 Additional information: - Material: Iron - Dimensions: 50"W (Diameter).

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

A striking and most decorative French early 19th century 1st Empire period Mahogany planter. The planter is raised by an exceptional bottom tier with a most elegant concave front, ba...

A Louis XV style gilt bronze Jardinière by Maison Alphonse Giroux. Stamped 'Maison Alph GIROUX' a Paris'. This elegant jardinière is in the form of an oval basket suspended between ropes by two finely cast putti. The jardinière retains its original painted metal liner. Giroux (House of Alphonse Giroux et Cie) Maison Giroux was founded by Francois-Simon-Alphonse Giroux in 1799 at 7 rue du Coq-Saint-Honoré, Paris. The store, specializing in small luxury goods and curiosities, expanded rapidly in the first half of the 19th century, Francois oversaw the manufacture and design of small items of furniture until his death in 1848. He won the 'Prix de Rome' in 1825, and a silver medal at the Paris Exhibition of 1834. Under the direction of Giroux's sons, Alphonse-Gustave and André, the company flourished and became by the late 1860s one of the most pre-eminent Parisian Maison de Haute Luxe (luxury stores). In 1867, Ferdinand Duvinage...