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DECORATIVE PIECES
beautiful, useful, unique. Or just can't live without...

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19th Century Swedish Wooden Horse
£1450

An absolute beauty! This handsome, heavy, carved horse was made with great attention to detail in the early 1800s. 
Constructed from solid Swedish pine, it has an original leather halter strap around the neck and a full horse hair tail.  
The carving is superbly detailed - the horse has been given muscle, sinew, facial details and fabulous hooves.
Free standing but with the option of standing it on a later added rocker (included) this is an exceptional and charming piece of antique Swedish art.
More photos are available on request.
Dimensions in cm: full height 73, height to top of rump 54, length 77, rocker length 113, rocker height 15.
Ref 336ID

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19th century Italian Candlestick
£265

A beautiful, substantial, tall wooden candlestick, gilded and painted in muted shades of green and red, sourced from a large property in Pouance, Maine et Loire, France.
A blacksmith custom made metal plate and spike have recently been added in order to secure any candle to the top.
Dimensions: height 60cm, base diameter 24cm.

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Tall White Wrought Iron 19th Century French Jardiniere
£450

This elegant plant stand would be an elegant and eye catching addition to a conservatory or orangery.  
The oval wirework basket contains a removable oval metal bucket with small handles, and rests on a tall curving white wrought iron stand and four pretty feet.
The stand is in beautiful condition (there is a very small, almost imperceptable break in one of the pieces of wirework).
Dimensions in cm: height 93, depth 44.5, width 58, internal width of bucket 45 x 28.
Ref 338GD

 

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19th century French Confit Pots
£160
We always have a selection of confit pots available.
Please ask for individual photos and dimensions.

These semi glazed pots were used for preserving food in the 19th century; mainly meats in fat, such as duck confit.
T
he word ‘confit’ comes from the French verb 'confire' which means 'to preserve'.
The jars were stored in a cold larder or buried in the ground up to the glaze li
ne.
Van Gogh was living in southe
rn France, an area associated with prolific production of confit pots, when he painted the second series of 'Sunflowers' in 1888, featuring a yellow confit pot.
They are lovely decorative pieces or can be used as vases. Each pot is fully glazed on the inside. 
Just pop a glass jar inside to retain the water.
Ref 239 ID

Currently available (heights are between 23-30 cm)

Pot 1 Ref 289ID

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Pot 2 Ref 288ID Sold

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Pot 3 Ref 300ID

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Large glazed Castelnaudary Planter (early 20th century)
£475 1 remaining

This gorgeous pot has recently arrived from the south west of France.  
Originally used for planting citrus trees, it retains the traditional rich emerald green glaze.
The pot has two good handles and one drainage hole in the base.  Although there are light signs of wear commensurate with age, it is in remarkably good condition.
More photos are available on request.
Approx dimensions in cm: height 38, top rim diameter 37, width including handles 47.
Weight 10.5kg.

Ref 269GD 1

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A Pair of Large Cast Iron Victorian Planters
£650

A very attractive, good size matching pair with lovely weathered white paint and some decorative detail, sitting on flared pedestal bases. Some useful drainage holes.
Dimensions in cm: height 24, length 63, width 31.
Weight of each planter 11.5 kg 
Ref 275GD

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19th Century Italian White Glazed Confit Pots (1800-1850)
£80 each

Traditionally used for storing and preserving olives, sardines, anchovies and vegetables in olive oil, these pots, unique to Naples and increasingly hard to find, are full of character, hand crafted and painted. 
The original yellow paint on the rim is still visible.
In excellent antique condition, they make wonderful decorative vases or pots for fresh herbs.
Ref 113 & 113A

       Pot no 1
h20.5 x d18cm

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    Pot no 2
h18 x d16 cm

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Original French Cast Iron Decorative Balustrade Panel
£285

This is a fabulous panel, recently arrived from a French chateau, and would originally have been part of some form of balustrade.
The central part comprises an intricate floral design, which is surrounded by beautiful curved and curled details. There is plenty of age and patina and it is in good, solid condition.
It would be a wonderfully de
corative piece to hang on either an internal or external wall, would make a lovely wall insert, acting as a 'window' between two rooms, and could be converted into a stunning mirror.
Dimensions: Height 101cm, width 34.3cm
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A Selection of Vintage French/European Glazed Stoneware Pots
£15 - £30

These look great in the kitchen and are useful utensil/pen/washing up brush containers, in the bathroom for toothbrushes/makeup brushes, or as lovely little vases filled with garden or wild flowers.  
Two pots (left in photo) £20 each 
(1 remaining)
Beer bottle (2nd from right) £15
Bouillon
Pot Sold
Ref: 190,191,192

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19th Century French Galvanised Metal Grape Hod with Chateauneuf-du-Pape Crest
ON HOLD
Originally used in vineyards to collect grapes at harvest time, this hod, originating from vineyards in the area around Perpignan in the south of France and from the Bordeaux region, has been beautifully decorated and hand painted with a Chateauneuf-du-Pape crest.
Perfect for weddings and parties, it can be filled with ice and used as champagne or wine coolers, or for use in the home as a log basket or umbrella stand, or converted and used to house either  floor or wall hung uplights. It makes a wonderful vessel for floral displays and can either stand alone or be wall hung using the hooks on the rear that originally held the leather shoulder straps.
Dimensions: approx height 65cm, width 63cm, depth 41cm.

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