Pair of French Wirework Raisin Dryers

A pair of neoclassical large Val d’Osne cast iron urns with decorative snake motifs. Exquisite tones of brown rust and gorgeous patina. Wonderful scale insi...

Pair of engraved armorial beakers. The first is a "die" beaker, engraved with a coat-of arms on the front, and flowers on the reverse side. The second is a "token" beaker, the Utrach...

A pair of 19th century Italian Carrara marble garden tables with circular tops on baluster column pediments with square plinths. Elegant gadrooning on the central column. The lower c...

A pair of medium Val d’Osne cast iron snake urns with a robin’s egg blue patina. Exquisite tones of brown rust and very rare robin's egg blue patina. M...

A 19th C French Wirework Log Carrier Basket This is a charming piece based on the design of a French Tuileries Flower Basket, it is made in heavy wrought iron, one thing to point o...

Whimsical sculpture in the abstract form of a chicken . Fun wire work fruit basket . Good condition minor paint loss .

Pair of resin dishes in glazed terracotta. In the South West of France, the country named Landes was a poor country having very few natural resources, the inhabitants lived on meager harvests whose land was manured by their flocks of sheep. The Landais also exploited the resin of the maritime pine: it was collected at the foot of the tree using a very artisanal technique which offered low yields: tapping with “crot” (from the Gascon cròt: hole). To harvest the resin, ancient resin workers dug a hole at the foot of the pine, generally between the roots, which they lined with moss. The resin obtained, if it had not crystallized on the care before arriving at the base of the pine, was full of impurities: twigs, sand, insects, and it contained very little turpentine. A first progress was to put dishes at the bottom of these holes which made it possible to collect the resin with fewer impurities, In 1844, the resin pot...

Pair of ceramic bowls from Vallauris, France. This pair has a beautiful cream hue and organic shape. They are textured as well. The pair is in excellent condition – the photos accura...