Early 20th Century German Norica Bronze and Ceramic Planter

Pair of stone and enameled ceramic planters. France, early 20th century.

This very pretty hand painted swan planter has quite the Asian feel to it, with embossed lotus flowers near the bottom. 2 swans on either side. With the planter itself having a lot...

This Early 20th Century Swan Planter was constructed from concrete in the early 1900's. The piece features a naturally aged white patinated patina. The gracefully curved neck of the ...

Early 20th Century South East Asian Etched and patinated Bronze Planter. Measures 14" in diameter, 35" in depth and stands 12 " in height.

20th century, Italian bronze planter or Gueridon Measures: cm W 56 x maximum diameter 51 x H 90. H on the floor of the wide 81 cm This refined planter was made in Italy, in Naples, towards the Early 20th Century in the style of «Retour d'Egypte». It consists of a tripod structure in finely chiselled gilded bronze and lacquered in tones. Each leg originates with scroll decorations and phytomorphic elements with golden details, supported by a sphinx with hairstyle, tail and golden wings. This sits on a curvilinear and wavy element decorated with golden ramage and a man’s head with a long beard of classic taste. The legs end with an injured foot and rest on a tripartite base that connects them. In the middle of each leg there is a bronze junction with curls and volutes that converges towards the others in the center, where a vertical element contributes to the momentum and gracefulness of the whole. The basin of the planter is in lacquered tin, with gold edges and reserves. The rising part of the tub has some holes that allow the breathability of the space. This tripod is inspired, with variations, to a famous model of the brothers Luigi and Antonio Manfredini, active in Milan at the beginning of the nineteenth century, financed by the viceroy of Italy Eugenio de Beauharnais, adopted son of Napoleon Bonaparte, for the opening of the real manufacture of Eugenia. The Retour d'Egypte style was widely echoed in France and Europe and originated from General Bonaparte’s military campaign in Egypt in 1799. The fashion of the Egyptians had already in Italy found a previous interpreter in the engraver Giovan Battista Piranesi, but the vast diffusion that also had in the furniture the Egyptian ornament...

Carrara marble planter and base. Italy, Early 20th Century.

Pair of early 20th century cast stone painters with Greek key motif

Early- mid 20th Century Basketweave Cast Stone Planter. Great detail and patina

This collection of four early 20th-century French planter boxes, originally crafted for transporting pottery, offers a robust glimpse into utilitarian artistry. Each box, with its st...

This collection of four French planter boxes, originally crafted for transporting pottery, offers a robust glimpse into utilitarian artistry. Each box, with its sturdy build and rust...