A French 'Globe de Mariée'

AU$450.00

Stock ID: 16669

Reference No: GL4d

A pretty French 'Globe de Mariée', a marriage bouquet of dried flowers and wheat stalks under a cloche glass bell, standing on a purpose-made ebonised timber plinth. A 'Globe de Mariée' was traditionally kept as a souvenir of a couples' wedding day, with its allegorical references to Springtime fertility and to wealth for the home. Area of Normandy, circa 1900.

Condition report: In excellent and original, unrestored condition.

Dimensions: Height 36 cm, plinth 24 x 13 cm.

Status: On Hold