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THE JUNIPER BARN
antique furniture & decor
DECORATIVE PIECES
beautiful, useful, unique. Or just can't live without...
Full Size Rocking Horse Factory Mould (1940s)
£475
Sourced from an old factory in the UK, this is an original full size fibreglass mould used to make rocking horses.
This beautiful piece has been set on a wrought iron barley twist stand, recently custom made by a blacksmith.
Dimensions in cm:
height from base of stand to top of ears 100.
height from base to the top of the horse's back 77.
Dimensions of horse only: full length 122, height 70.
Ref: 360ID
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
'Fleurs de France' Oil on Canvas (1967)
£350
A very attractive floral still life by the Swiss artist Ellen de Tombay (1918-1998). The painting depicts a mixed floral arrangement including anenomes, in a pretty china jug.
De Tombay studied in Belgium at the Academy of Liege with Auguste Mambour and Jacques Oches and she also studied in Barazuttis's studio in Rome.
She had a sunny, impressionistic palette and loved the flower arrangement.
De Tombay's paintings have sold multiple times at auction.
This painting is unframed.
Dimensions: height 55cm, width 46cm
Ref 361ID
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.
Tall White Wrought Iron 19th Century French Jardiniere
SOLD
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 91, depth 44.5, width 58, internal width of bucket 45 x 28. Base height 74cm, basket height 19.5cm.
Ref 338GD
19th century French Confit Pots
£160 - £260
We always have a selection of confit pots available.
These semi glazed pots were used for preserving food in the 19th century; mainly meats in fat, such as duck confit.
The 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 line.
Van Gogh was living in southern 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.
More photos of each pot are available.
Pot 1 & Pot 3
Pot 1 Ref 289ID
Height 23cm
Width handle to handle 23cm
£160
Pot 2 Ref 300ID
Height 30cm
£160
Pot 3 Ref 346ID
A rare small size pot
Height 16cm, full width 16.5cm
£260
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
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
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
Pot no 2
h18 x d16 cm
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 decorative 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
Ref 29
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
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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