19th Century French Vineyard Grape Picker's Hotte Hod

Rustic French country vineyard or winery two-person wooden wine bottle carrier. Hand-crafted in France in the late 19th century, primitive solid wood frame, dual handle, fitted with patinated metal grid form bottle holder. Monumental sixty bottle capacity. This wonderful and rare industrial antique, circa 1890, was used to transport large quantities, up to sixty bottles, per trip. Repurposed, it can be used many different ways, including as a bottle rack, wine cellar, functional display stand, farmhouse harvest decor, outdoors as yard art, or a truly unique garden vine...

A beautiful large American stave woven splint basket from the 19th century, with a double rolled rim and a single swinging bentwood handle, attributed to G.W. Adams Gathering baskets like this were used to gather fruits, vegetables, flowers, and eggs from the farm. Rustic yet elegant, very good quality, made with exceptional craftsmanship, With its rustic presence and nice proportions, this antique American wicker basket will be a great addition to any room, perhaps used in a living room or bedroom, to store kindling or toys or in a kitchen or hallway, possibly for rolled hand towel storage...

A stunning and rare French mid-19th century encier in Louis Revival taste with Moorish Arabesque influence. Handcrafted in Champlevé enameled gilt bronze with ornate and colorful blue, pink, red, green and white enameling over the heavily shaped and scalloped base, that borders the stunning Severes style (I have not removed it to check for a makers mark) enameled porcelain tray scene of frolicking putti. The stunning enameling continues on the raised inkwell body and hinged lid with finial. Opposite, two raised balls act as a pen rest, the inkstand raising on four ball feet. Similar to French cloisonne, each champlevé design is a one-of-a-kind work of art. A beautiful warm verdigris patina adds to its character and charm. This wonderful antique objet...

A stunning, finely detailed transitional Louis XV - Louis XVI style, mahogany inlaid chest of drawers commode. Born in France durning the second half of the 19th century, the wonderf...

A scarce Continental hammered copper wine cistern dating to the 18th century, with beautifully aged verdigris patina! The European antique having gadro...

An impressive French late 19th century parcel gilt and white painted wooden architectural column, now fashioned into a pedestal stand. Hand carved giltwood, having an ionic capital o...

Early 20th century French olive picker’s hod. A French olive picker’s Hod from the South of France, this galvanized riveted hod would have been wor...

Grape hottes were used at French vineyards during the late 19th and early 20th centuries by workers when harvesting grapes. Our wide-mouthed hotte would have been used in the 1800’s ...

A nice Chestnut wood 19th century French grape harvesting hod. With beautiful original worn paint which gives it a good decorative look. It has its original iron bands and branch han...

Decorate a wine cellar or breakfast room with this elegant antique grape harvest basket. Created in Burgundy, France circa 1880, the tall ...

19th Century English coal hod made from hand-hammered copper. It has a fantastically Silhouetted shape and handmade brass handles. The handle on the b...

This amazing antique grape picking basket is a rare woven version of the more common metal or wood versions of the same. it has beautiful blue let...