Pair of French Wirework Raisin Dryers

Lovely handmade iron wirework basket . Very nicely made and a great statement on your countertop or table. France, circa 1850-1900. Weathered.

Vintage round, slightly tapered wirework basket with pivoting metal handle

A 19th C French Wirework Log Carrier Basket This is a charming piece based on the design of a French Tuileries Flower Basket, it is made in heavy wrought iron, one thing to point o...

Bread or fruit basket in 800 silver. The basket was made by shaping and welding silver wires together and on an oval base. The handle of the basket was also made with silver wire. Th...

A striking pair of ceramic platters from the renowned Sainte-Radegonde workshop, France, dating to the 1950s. Each piece exemplifies the workshop’s distinctive style, celebrated for ...

Pair of resin dishes in glazed terracotta. In the South West of France, the country named Landes was a poor country having very few natural resources, the inhabitants lived on meager harvests whose land was manured by their flocks of sheep. The Landais also exploited the resin of the maritime pine: it was collected at the foot of the tree using a very artisanal technique which offered low yields: tapping with “crot” (from the Gascon cròt: hole). To harvest the resin, ancient resin workers dug a hole at the foot of the pine, generally between the roots, which they lined with moss. The resin obtained, if it had not crystallized on the care before arriving at the base of the pine, was full of impurities: twigs, sand, insects, and it contained very little turpentine. A first progress was to put dishes at the bottom of these holes which made it possible to collect the resin with fewer impurities, In 1844, the resin pot...

Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1924 by E. J. Green, this very attractive, Sterling Silver Basket, features cast and applied wheat sheaf decoration, a bead border around the basket, and ...

Pair of 1880s French bronze compotes.

Each yellow with transfer decoration.

A rare large pair of log baskets. Cast iron. France, late 19th century. Useful, great looking in an antique setting or also in a modern setting to provide some character ...