Vintage Monumental Terracotta Planters- a Pair

A pair of gorgeous vintage terracotta planters. Painted in a lovely cream color with stunning details on the surface. Lots of great patina f...

Fabulous vintage Cast cement planter. A monumental garden basket that is the most charming planter. Thr huge size is sure to add a little flash of whimsy to any space. Acquired from ...

Pair of large, solid, and nicely detailed brass turtles with flat shell-less backs. Use your imagination: Table top platters, plant stands in the garden, wall sconces.  

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...