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Technique: Gilt
Large Mid Century Italian Gilt Tole Leaves Wall Pocket Planter
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely large vintage Italian gilt tole wall pocket planter, circa 1950. Retains the "Made in Italy" metal tag. It has a stylish foliate design with scrolling leaves in a beautiful ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Tôle
Beautiful Ormolu Tussie Mussie 19th C Gemstone Flower & Leaves Posy Holder 1860s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This listing is for a beautiful Austrian gilt metal Tussie mussie (flower holder) with embossed grapes and vine leaves and a finger ring handle, circa 1860s. Elaborately applied, res...
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1860s Austrian Victorian Antique Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Metal, Ormolu
Designed By Jane Hutcheson for Gorham Gilt Porcelain Enamel Flower Basket
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
"BLOOMING BEAUTIFULLY FROM HERE TO ETERNITY….."
Gorham’s Fleurs des Siècles basket of flowers designed by Jan...
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1980s Vintage Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Enamel
French Tole Cachepot Scalloped Edge Lion Paw Feet, Large
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and relatively large rare French tole flower or plant cachepot basket with lion paw feet, in the Rocco style, circa early-20th century, France. This metal tole cachepot i...
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Early 20th Century French Rococo Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Metal, Tôle
Mid-Century Chinese Export Painted and Gilt Porcelain Fish Bowl on Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
This vintage fishbowl was created in China, circa 1980. Round in shape and standing on a carved fruitwood base, this elegant porcelain planter features hand painted floral and leaf m...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Porcelain, Walnut
19th Century French Napoleon III Marquetry Walnut and Bronze Bombe Jardinière
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, antique walnut planter with original zinc liner was crafted in France, circa 1880. Oval in shape with bowed and serpentine sides, the jardinière sits on small bun feet....
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Bronze
Gilded Tole Marijuana or Cannabis Potted Plant, Park Avenue Pot Plant
Located in New York, NY
Park Avenue pot plant! Beautifully gilded tole marijuana or cannabis plant in a silvered ceramic pot with several large buds.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Other Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Tôle
Chinese Cloisonne Incense Burner, circa 1960's, China
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and beautifully enameled Chinese cloisonne incense burner, censer, with pierced cover, mid 20th century, circa 1960's, China.
The ce...
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1960s Chinese Qing Vintage Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Mid Century Richard Ginori Pittoria Cachepot / Planter with Handles
Located in Toronto, ON
A beautiful mid century Richard Ginori Pittoria cachepot / planter. Elegant and classic, this cachepot has gilded features, scroll handles, and showcases two countryside scenes on ea...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Porcelain
A Renaissance Revival Onyx and Champlevé Planter with Cloisonné Enamel Urns
Located in New York, NY
A very fine quality renaissance revival gilt-bronze and champlevé planter, with oval bowl and caryatid handles, a regal mask head to either side and ...
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Mid-19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Onyx, Bronze, Enamel, Gold Leaf
Fine German 19th Century Porcelain and Gilt-Bronze Mounted Potpourri Urn Vase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine German 19th century porcelain and gilt-bronze mounted Potpourri Urn-Vase with Lid, attributed to Meissen. The ovoid white porcelain urn, decorated on all sides and lid wi...
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19th Century German Regency Revival Antique Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Loetz Oil Spot Glass And Gilt Metal Art Nouveau Compote Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
Loetz Oil Spot Glass And Gilt Metal Art Nouveau Compote Vase
Czech Republic
Circa. 1900 Art Nouveau
Height: 11.75 Inches X Diametter 8.28 inches.
Cond...
Category
Early 1900s Czech Art Nouveau Antique Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Metal
Mid 20th Century Two Piece Limoges Porcelain Pink & Gold Jardiniere / Stand
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Presenting an exquisite Mid 20th Century Limoges porcelain jardiniere and stand set. This two-piece ensemble features a stunning white, pink, and green-toned planter, adorned with lu...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Victorian Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Gold
19th Century, Large English Porcelain Covered Urn
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautiful and elegant 19th century English porcelain three piece decorative covered urn / vase with exterior hand painted floral and gilt design details. The covered urn / vase featu...
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1830s English Antique Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Gold
Chinese Export Famille Verte Porcelain & French Ormolu Chinoiserie Centerpiece
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and large 19th century Chinese export famille verte porcelain and French figural ormolu-mounted Chinoiserie style centerpiece jardinière, in the manner of Edward Holmes Baldock (1777-1845). The circular-ovoid porcelain bowl or cachepot, maybe 18th century Jiaqing period (unverified), decorated with a blue and purple ground background with parcel gilt depicting pagodas, trees, mountains and landscape scenes, flanking scrolled handles issuing from the base and ending with a finely chased ormolu pierced acanthus rim. The two ends with a projected mask of Chinese Imperial lions or foo dogs, surmounted and raised on six finely chased ormolu masks of Bacchus satyrs flanked by seashell-like mounts. The Ormolu, circa Paris, 1880. The Porcelain circa 1800 (Maybe 18th century.)
Measures: Height: 15 3/4 inches (40 cm.)
Overall width: 21 inches (53.4 cm.)
Depth: 17 inches (43.2 cm.)
Edward Holmes Baldock (1777-1845) was a prominent London furniture dealer to the Royal Family, father of Edward Holmes Baldock.
He was first listed in the London trade directories in 1805. That listing had him operating out of No.7 Hanway Street in London, where he was described as selling "china and glass". An updated listing in 1821 described his business as "an antique furniture and ornamental furniture dealer", and in 1826 as a buyer and seller of "china, cabinets, screens, bronzes etc".
Between 1832 and 1837 he sold earthenware and glass products to William IV, and upon the ascendancy of Queen Victoria in 1837, sold china until his death in 1845. Baldock was one of the first antique dealers and is similar to the 18th century marchands-merciers Dominique Daguerre and Simon-Philippe.
He was the father of Edward Holmes Baldock (1812-1875), a British Conservative Party politician, and of Mary Frances Baldock, wife of the philatelist W. A. S. Westoby.
Famille Verte
Famille verte (????, Kangxi wucai...
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19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Ormolu
Japanese Style Planter Attributed to l'Escalier de Cristal, France, circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Large planter decorated on the belly with a rotating decoration of polychrome flowers and geometric patterns in cloisonné enamel on a red background. It is inserted in an important p...
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1880s French Japonisme Antique Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Enamel, Bronze
Large Bavarian Porcelain Double Handled Vase / Hand Painted Roses & Gold
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Introducing a stunning early 20th-century Bavarian porcelain vase by H & Co. of Selb, Bavaria. This large, double-handled vase boasts exquisit...
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1910s German Victorian Vintage Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Gold
Pair of 19th Century Paris Porcelain Cachepots
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This stunning pair of antique Paris porcelain cachepots dates back to the 19th century, embodying the timeless elegance and superior craftsmanship of French artistry from this era. E...
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19th Century French Antique Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
19th Century Pair of Louis XVI Paris Porcelain Cachepots
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A delightful and colourful matching pair of pretty porcelain cache pots, perfect for displaying indoor plants. Dating from the 19th century, the pots have been lovingly hand painted ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Regency Style Tole Gilt Decorated Handled Jardinière / Planters
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Regency Style Tole Gilt-Decorated Handled Jardinière or Planters
England, 20th century
A rare find, this exquisite pair of large Regency Style Tole Gilt-Decorated Handled J...
Category
Early 20th Century English Regency Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Metal
Monumental Pair of 19th Century French Sèvres Celeste Blue Porcelain Cachepots
Located in New York, NY
A monumental and rare pair of 19th century French dore bronze mounted Sèvres Celeste blue porcelain cachepots. These cache pots are extremely rare to fi...
Category
1860s French Louis XVI Antique Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Bronze
Crystal and Gilt Bronze Jardinière, France, Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Crystal and gilt bronze jardinière. France, late 19th century.
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
French Limoges Porcelain Two-Piece Burgundy Gilt Painted Vase Cachepot On Stand
By (After) Jean-Honoré Fragonard, Limoges
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning two-piece French Limoges porcelain vase / jardiniere planter / cachepot / table centerpiece / wine bottle cooler on stand, featuring exceptional "L'Escarpolette medallion ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Rococo Revival Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Porcelain
Antique French Grape Gathering Hod, Chateauneuf du Pape, early 20th Century
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Antique French Grape Gathering Hod, Chateauneuf du Pape, early 20th Century. Hand-painted zinc hod featuring the Chateauneuf du Pape coat of arms.
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Metal, Zinc
Baccarat Crystal and Dore Bronze-Mounted Centrepiece or Jardinière
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
An unusual antique Baccarat crystal and Dore bronze-mounted oval shaped centrepiece, the removable oval shaped crystal bowl, beautifully hand-cut and engraved with floral and vine de...
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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Fabulous Pair of Meissen Porcelain Glass Coolers/Cachepots
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous pair of Meissen Porcelain glass coolers/cachepots. This exceptional pair of exquisitely hand-painted Meissen Porcelain glass coolers are each painted with panels of figure...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Louis XVI Antique Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Porcelain, Meissen
French Chinoiserie Style Earthenware Turquoise Blue Ground Planter or Jardinière
Located in New York, NY
A marvelous French chinoiserie style earthenware dore bronze mounted turquoise blue ground planter or jardinière, attributed to Théodore Deck. The ceramic bowl is beautifully decorat...
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1880s French Chinoiserie Antique Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Bronze
Large and Finely Cast Neo-Grec Jardinière by Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A large and finely cast neo-grec gilt and patinated bronze jardinière by Ferdinand Barbedienne.
Signed 'F. BARBEDIENNE'.
This rare Jardinière or ...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Antique Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Louis XVI Polychromed Vase or Cache Pot
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This French cachepot, dating from the early 19th century, is a refined example of the Louis XVI style, characterized by its classical elegance and symmetry. The porcelain piece is ad...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
20th Century Chinese Painted and Gilt Porcelain Foot Bath Bowl with Base
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in China circa 1970, this elegant oval porcelain basin with wood base features vibrant hand-painted floral motifs in rich reds, greens, blues, and golds across its exterior. ...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Japonisme Ormolu-Mounted Opaline Jardiniere by Maison Baccarat, circa 1865
By Baccarat
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Japonisme Ormolu-Mounted Opaline Jardiniere by Maison Baccarat, circa 1865
A French Japonisme rectangular shape with double lobed corners Jardiniere
White Opaline glass with gold han...
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1860s French Japonisme Antique Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Ormolu
Beautiful Vintage Chinoiserie Art Nouveau Toleware Cachepot 1890s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This listing is for a beautiful fabulous vintage Cachepot. Made of metal with a cute design. Black background with gold detailing. Perfect to use wit...
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1860s Austrian Victorian Antique Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Metal, Ormolu
Blue Opaline Glass Cube and Gilted Brass Planter
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Cube shaped blue opaline glass planter jardiniere with gilt brass hardware.
The gilt brass is presented in its authentic patina but can be polished upon buyers request. All 4 corners...
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Early 1900s American Belle Époque Antique Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Brass
Large Royal Crown Derby Style 'Imari' Pattern Centerpiece
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Royal Crown Derby style 'Imari' pattern centerpiece, profusely hand-painted decorated with rich, vibrant colors and gilt, unusual seaweed and floral ...
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20th Century Japonisme Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Porcelain
Japonism Bronze & Onyx Figural Phoenix Centerpiece/Jardinièr, Attributed Cornu
By Eugène Cornu
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful French polychrome patinated dore bronze and silvered bronze with Algerian onyx mounted centerpiece, attributed to Eugene Cornu. This beautifu...
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1870s French Japonisme Antique Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
French Red Gilt Decorated Tole & Bronze Planter/ Cachepot of Napoleons Hat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Red Gilt-Decorated Tole and Bronze Planter/Cachepot of Napoleon's Hat, France, 1950s
This whimsical French planter, crafted in the 1950s, is a delightful homage to the iconic...
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20th Century French Empire Revival Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Metal, Bronze
French Sevres porcelain jardineres in Celeste blue and gilt bronze mounts
Located in Houston, TX
Incredible quality and artistic ability is inherently
Visible in this pair of jardineres. The casting and
Gilding of the bronze is of special workmanship.
The porcelain is artistica...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Neoclassical Tole Peinte and Gilt Urn Cachepot
Located in Stamford, CT
A very charming early 19th century French tole peinte vase or urn with a gilt figure of a dancing maiden with one breast exposed playing a sistrum, ancient musical instrument. The ur...
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Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Tin
Large Empire Style Gilt-Bronze and Cut-Glass 'Grande Coupe' Urn Centerpiece
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Large and Impressive French Empire Revival Style Gilt-Bronze and Cut-Glass 'Grande Coupe' Figural Urn Centerpiece, in the manner of Baccarat, the mounts in the manner of and after ...
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Late 20th Century French Empire Revival Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Bronze
Beautiful Filigree Silver Tussie Mussie 19th C. Posy Bouquet Holder 1860s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This offer is for a beautiful Austrian, filigree silver Tussie Mussie (bouquet holder) with a filigree flower design, circa 1860s or older. Elaborately applied, residually decorated ...
Category
1860s Austrian Victorian Antique Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Metal, Ormolu
Chinese Enamel and French Gilt Bronze Chinoiserie Jardinière
Located in London, GB
Chinese enamel and French gilt bronze Chinoiserie jardinière
The enamel Chinese and the gilt bronze French, 19th century
Measures: Height 40cm, width 53cm, depth 30cm.
This Chin...
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19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze, Enamel
Chinese Canton Vintage Enamel Gilt Dark-Green-Ground Jardinières
Located in Lomita, CA
The gilt design and gold trim details as well as the deep green ground make this set of Canton Chinese jardinieres unique. This lovely pair of estate sale jardinieres has scenes on b...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Enamel
Impressive Doré Ormolu Ornamental Centerpiece or Jardinière of Campana Shape
Located in Antwerp, BE
An impressive ormolu ornamental vase centerpiece of campana shape, the bronze vessel resting on a moulded concave agate stone pediment with byzantine cross shaped base.
The gilt concave foot of the vase shows ram’s heads intertwined with scrolls hung with fruity festoons under a ribboned bundle frieze.
The concave stem supports an egg and dart shaped bottom carrying a large frieze representing brown patinated swans grooming themselves between water reeds...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Agate, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of Marble and Bronze Urns on Marble Pedestals, France, Early 20th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
Measures: Height : 29 cm (11,4 in.) ; width : 61,5 cm (24,2 in.) ; depth : 55,5 cm (21,8 in.)
Total height : 139 cm (54,7 in.)
Important pair of rare Greek...
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair 19th C. French Opaline & Gilt Bronze Aesthetic ' Fairy' Motif Cachepots
By Baccarat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair 19th C. French Opaline & Gilt Bronze Aesthetic ' Fairy' Motif Cachepots
France, Circa 1870s Attributed to Baccarat
A captivating pair of 19th-century French Opaline & Gilt B...
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19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Antique Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Bronze
Gilt Bronze Planter Vase By Jules Jouant
By Jules Jouant
Located in Norwood, NJ
Signed Jules Jouant (1882-1921) France gilt bronze planter. Art Nouveau vase as planter with original removable copper liner. Foundry stamped Louch...
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Bronze
Antique Napoleon Style Bronze & Opaline Jardinière with Hand Painted Key Pattern
Located in Lisse, NL
Possibly unique and certainly handcrafted 19th century planter.
Have you ever wondered why there are people that don't see the beauty in antique objects? We think there are a number...
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19th Century European Empire Revival Antique Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Bronze
French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Marble Urn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV style ormolu-mounted Fleur de Pêcher marble vase or urn with a gadrooned cover surmounted by a pomegranate finial, above a tapering ovoi...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Napoleon III Planter by E.-J. Masselotte, France, circa 1865
Located in PARIS, FR
Signed MASSELOTTE and numbered 1064
Elegant oval Napoléon III planter in gilded bronze, with a rim decorated with braces intertwined with laurel leaves. It rests on four feet in the...
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Bronze
French Gilt Bronze and Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Jardinière
Located in London, GB
French gilt bronze and Chinese cloisonné enamel jardinière
French and Chinese, early 20th century
Measures: Height 63cm, width 58...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
19th Century, French Cloisonné Vase on Gilded Bronze Base
Located in IT
19th century, French Cloisonné vase on gilded bronze base
This elegant vase or cachepot, made in France in the 19th century, has a gilded and finely chiselled bronze structure tha...
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19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Vieux Paris Campagna Form Urns
By Old Paris
Located in Savannah, GA
Hard paste porcelain with polychrome and gold leaf - iron bolt. Impasto decoration. Lovely colors. These classical form urns are clearly a pair, but not an identical pair. Each has a...
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1820s French Empire Antique Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Porcelain
Hutschenreuther Tirschenreuth, Germany Porcelain Cachepot with Floral Decoration
Located in Miami, FL
Hutschenreuther Tirschenreuth, Germany Porcelain Cachepot with Floral Decoration
Offered for sale is a Hutschenreuther Tirschenreuth, Germany porcelain cachepot circa 1980 with flor...
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Late 20th Century German Modern Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Pair Black Painted Tole Jardiniere Urn Cachepot Antique Los Angeles
Located in West Hollywood, CA
19th Century Pair Black Painted Tole Jardiniere Urn Cachepot Antique Los Angeles. A beautiful pair of tole jardiniere Empire period 19th century Measures: Height 12" . Decorative bib...
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19th Century French Antique Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Metal
Egyptian Revival Gilt Bronze and Cut Glass Pedestal Bowl
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A round cut glass and bronze Egyptian revival pedestal compote. The original gilt surface, with caryatid figures with patinated face. The flared cut glass bowl fits perfectly at th...
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1870s European Egyptian Revival Antique Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Bronze
Pair Antique French Bronze and Marble Atheniennes in Louis XVI Style
Located in New York, NY
Pair French bronze and ebonized wooden neoclassical athenienne centerpieces in the Louis XVI style.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Bronze
A 19th C. French Louis XVI Patinated & Doré Bronze Jardinière, F. Barbedienne
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent and Large 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Patinated and Doré Bronze Jardinière/Planter, Attributed to F. Barbedienne The large and imposing piece features a regal ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Bronze
Sèvres Porcelain Garniture, Mounted in Gilt Bronze by Picard
Located in London, GB
With its delightful painted representations of the four seasons and bacchanalian scenes, this ‘bleu celeste’ garniture demonstrates the technical excellence of Sevres factory porcelain. On top of this, the porcelain vases are beautifully decorated with gilt bronze (ormolu) mounts, expertly cast by Henri Picard, the manufacturer and gilder to Emperor Napoleon III.
This garniture is comprised of a central jardinière and a pair of flanking vases. The jardinière features a wide porcelain body, which is topped by a gilt bronze guilloche-patterned neck. This is fitted with two geometric handles, which terminate in cherubs masks. The jardinière body is finely decorated with a continuous painting of putti playing together in a woodland setting. One putti holds the pinecone-tipped staff carried by followers of Bacchus (or Dionysus), the god of wine and ecstasy. Several putti ride on a goat, led on a harness by other putti. This painting is edged with jewelled and parcel gilt decoration, set against a bright ‘bleu celeste’ ground. The jardinière stands on a shaped gilt bronze stem, its top encircled by a band of stiff leaves, its middle by a laurel wreath, and its foot by beading. The jardinière is placed on a square gilt bronze plinth, which is decorated with grape-form finials, hung draperies and foliate motifs, and is set on four beaded toupie feet.
The pair of vases are similar to the jardinière in their design. They feature ovoid ‘bleu celeste’ porcelain bodies, which are decorated with continuous paintings of the four seasons, within gilt and jewelled frames. Winter is depicted in a scene showing putti huddled together on a sleigh in a snowy landscape, and autumn by cherubs reaping crops with a sickle. Spring is shown by cherubs wearing flower wreaths and dancing while holding garlands, and summer by putti picking grapes and drinking wine. The vases’ bodies are topped by pointed gilt and jewelled ‘bleu celeste’ porcelain lids, crowned by gilt bronze grape finials. Like the jardinière, the vases are fitted with gilt bronze cherub...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Gilt Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
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