Circa 1900 French Metal Wine Grape Hod, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Haute-Garonne

Wine hottes were used during the 19th and early 20th centuries for collecting grapes at French vineyards. The vineyard employee would attach the hotte to his/her back (see the last d...

Hottes were used during the 19th and early 20th centuries for collecting grapes at French vineyards. The vineyard employee would attach the hotte to his/her back (via the leather str...

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...

Antique copper cookware, such as this polished chaudron with wrought iron handle are highly sought-after decorative pieces due to their unique color and (typically) bright patina. handcrafted in France, circa 1850, our chaudron has a shaped wrought iron handle that rests on a thick rolled rim when not in the upright position. The handle is affixed to the cauldron by a pair of horseshoe shaped mounts, each with two rivets. When the chaudron was used for cooking, the handle would be raised and fitted onto a cremaillere (chimney hook...

Antique French Grape Gathering Hod, Chateauneuf du Pape, early 20th Century. Hand-painted zinc hod featuring the Chateauneuf du Pape coat of arms.

Circa 1860 grand French copper & brass grape hod. Truly superb quality! Dark, richly patinated copper. Central double entwined cornucopia repousse motif flanked by brass bands with s...

A rare and beautifully worn 19th-century French grape harvesting hod, used during the vendange in vineyards throughout the wine-growing regions of France. Constructed from walnut woo...

French white faience grapes-motif reticulated handled basket, circa 1900.