Antique/Vintage French Grape Hod or ‘Hotte’ c.1900

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Antique/Vintage French Grape Hod or ‘Hotte’ c.1900Once an essential tool of the French grape harvest, this traditional Hotte was carried on the back throughout the vineyards of Avignon and the Gironde, gathering bunches of grapes by hand long before mechanical picking took over. Made in galvanised metal and painted with the historic Chteauneuf du Pape name and papal crest a lineage that reaches back to the 14th Century, when the Popes resided in Avignon it carries the spirit of the regions great

A striking sectional French carved stone pedestal c

The vase demonstrates strong classical design which relates a period of influence that inspired Italian gardens of the Baroque and the Renaissance

creating dramatic depth and shadow in true Baroque fashion

“the quality of their casts were exceptional and became more exceptional with time”

An exceptional Parisian salon or occasional chair

circa 1680–1720

where he grew up

driven by the wealth generated through overseas trade and the urgent demand for window glass following the Great Fire of London in 1666

not only looks stunning on display as a piece of natural history

The tin-mercury amalgam now giving the glass a blue cast with unmistakable glittering of the glass when lit

This finely sculpted Carrara marble statue of John the Baptist

We look upon a small diary bowl which speaks of the inner self