"The Flower Garden" Gilded Bronze Planter, France, 18th Century

A very impressivel pair of granit urns, each of Campana form, the rims cast with acanthus leaves, the bodies applied with foliate scrolls and flowers, with ram mask handles, on a mou...

This rare Pidocchioso grey porphyry vase, of antique form, which closely relate those visible on a design of an urn attributed to Louis-Jean Desprez (1743...

Signed H.P for Henri Pannier. Lovely hexagonal shaped planter in patinated bronze with gold highlights. Adorned on three sides with a dragon framed by a rhombus frieze on an openwor...

Signed on the reverse, with the making mark of the manufacture Gien Measures: Jardinière– Height 36 cm (14 in.), large 66 x 47 cm (26 x 18 1/2 in.) Stand– Height 101 cm (39 3/4 in.)...

Signed F. Barbedienne & Cie Height : 31,5 cm (12,4 in.) ; Width : 12 cm (4,7 in.) ; Depth : 10,5 cm (4,1 in.) Charming baluster-shaped ewer in gilded bronze decorated with red and blue polychrome cloisonné enamel. Two beaded handles connect the body to the slender neck, ending in a flared pouring spout, and it rests on a circular piedouche. The whole is decorated with abundant engraved decoration of foliage interlacing. Barbedienne and the Cloisonné enamel : Ferdinand Barbedienne continuously innovated and he revived the use of enamel on art works during the second half of the 19th century. The Sèvres Manufacture enamel workshop had ever tried it in 1854-1855, but Barbedienne was the one who succeeded to join enamel to an industrial decorative objects production. From 1858 “At Mr Barbedienne’s, enamels in copper ornaments have got their former prestige back” (Les bronzes de la Maison Barbedienne, C. Simon, in L’Art du XIXe siècle, 1858, n°21, p. 252). The Barbedienne Company had now an enamel workshop where objects ornamented with oriental style or medieval style enamels were made. Four years after, Barbedienne’s cloisonné...

Elegant Orientalist style rectangular planter in patinated and gilded bronze, resting on four lion paws. It is adorned with decorative friezes of water leaves, stylized floral medall...

French Rococo Planter or Flower Pot in Brass, Circa 1780 Period French flower pot with beautiful large Rococo decorations.

A splendid late 18th-century large lead cylindrical planter. The sides of the planter display scenes of classical figures and flowing vines with a central eagle motif on one side. T...

Urns Pair Flowers French 18th Century Faiance France. A pair of urns made during the 18th Century in France. Decorated with flowers painted in Blue, Or...

Elegant pair of 19th century garden iron urn planters each has wide rim with egg-dart design, large scrolled foliated handles, gadrooned body with large drainage hole in center, over...

A small French early 18th century planter or mortar in black marble.

Fine quality English late 18th century faience planter or pot, with accompanying small porcelain stand. The hand painted image depicts a young couple handsomely dressed in bright col...