Antique French Jardiniere From Nevers, France 1800's

At just over two feet long, this gilt bronze jardiniere was produced in France, circa 1850, at the end of the Neoclassical period. Neoclassical ...

Standing on four small volute feet, this painted cast iron jardiniere has a shapely presence highlighted by the undulating opening comprised of volutes and rosettes. From France in t...

This pair of stone jardiniere planters from Dijon, France, have beautifully thick quarter round edges above the cavetto sides. Because the stones were hand-carved (in the 1800’s), th...

Hand-carved in Burgundy, France, circa 1850, this stout limestone trough has a wonderful patina, most noticeably the ruddy-colored accumulation of lichen and moss. The light gray sto...

This magnificent and tall wooden jardinière or planter is from a private chapel in a chateau near Bruges. It is in two pieces: the hexagonal jardiniè...

The skill and knowledge that was needed to make this beautiful 19th century French barbotine jardiniere is significant. Each of the gros relief flowers was painstakingly formed and painted by hand. Barbotine products are a mixture of Kaolin clay and water and in the case of the attached flowers, they are manipulated into paper-thin fineness. Once the flowers were colored, they were affixed to the side of the jardiniere, glazed, and fired. Any miscalculation during the firing process would result in a restart, negating months of hard work. It is difficult to find an intact barbotine with gros relief flowers due to the fragility. The jardiniere has been painted using gradient colors, with black at the top and golden brown at the molded base. In between those hues is a mottled black and brown background that extends up to the curled volute handles. Blue, pink, yellow, and orange gros relief flowers with attached greenery have been applied over the speckled area. Our barbotine jardiniere with gros relief flowers can be used as originally intended, as a small indoor planter...

Antique French Faience hand-painted Porcelain Jardiniere centerpiece Circa 1880.

French hand painted faience jardiniere or cachepot. This beautiful hand decorated French faience planter, jardiniere or cachepot is the pe...

19th Century French Copper Jardiniere with Original Liner and Ending in Paw Feet

Copper & brass jardiniere center piece with a metal altenance giving a very interesting color scheme. decoration of canes, roses and lions' feet. Made circa 1890, in the art Nouveau ...

Jardinières, the French word for planter and this is an unusual antique French planter or jardinière, looks great in a front entry, as we have u...

Antique French tole painted jardinière or planter. In looking over the planter carefully, I am sure it has had some paint conservation and rest...