Collection of 7 Antique French Copper Bed Warmers

A suite of six porcelain plaques by French artist and illustrator Jean Gradassi (1907-1989) entitled "Vie, Coutumes & Moeurs dans les Châteaux de France 1400 à 1650" (Life, Customs a...

A pair of 19th century French Gien faience urns with hand-painted floral decoration. Nice form with double handles and square pedestal base. Lids with str...

A French midcentury Hollywood Regency style table top designed by Claude Dalle for Maison Romeo, Paris. Faux painted to look like an inlaid design of lapis and exotic woods. Surface ...

An antique French umbrella stand made of hammered copper with wrought iron ring handles and a riveted band around the top rim. Circa 1900...

The price is for the lot of 5 molds Ideal copper molds to hang as an ornament in a rustic kitchen. Vintage copper molds with tin-plated interior  copper molds kitchen...

This French copper bassinoire, or bed warmer, has a wooden handle and was produced in the 1700’s. Hot coals would be placed into a bassinoire’s vented receptacle, and the user would pass the device under the covers, warming the bed. Copper was the preferred metal, as it is an excellent heat conductor. The handle was almost always wooden, allowing the bassinoire to be held safely. A wood handle (approximately 26 inches in length) has been nailed into the end of a copper vessel. The container opens via a flip top that has a beaded edge and a rolled lip. The middle portion of the lid is raised and embellished with a floral wreath and lobed protuberances. The center of the wreath has a scaled mythical creature with a long, tasseled tail and curved beak. The areas between the protrusions are adorned with floral and foliate engravings as well as birds. The top is pierced with sporadically placed vent holes. European winters could be particularly brutal. Bassinoires were essential tools for keeping warm at night. Today, bassinoires are used mainly as decorative elements. Our 18th century French copper...

English hand-hammered copper warming pan with long turned wooden handle. The center of the hinged flip top lid features a sunburst motif with brass ring li...

Molded copper rondel plaque of the great Flemish Master Peter Paul Rubens. Rubens is depicted in a high-relief bust, facing three-quarters right with a br...