Giftware
A set of 12 Limoges Fish Plates
A set of twelve French Limoges porcelain fish plates in the shape of large scallop shells, each plate decorated with a fish and with whimsical seaweed patterns. Typical fine pottery work of the 'Porcelaines de Sologne' porcelain works. The undersides with the Limoges hallmarks. Area of Lamotte-Beuvron, Loire Valley, circa 1960...
$680
$680
A 'Domaine du Portereau' Multi Bottle Bucket
A large, vintage French restaurant's "Domaine du Portereau" multi bottle Champagne ice bucket, the oval shaped 'vasque' decorated with a polished metal finish, stamped with the maker's trademark and with "Cuvée Prestige, Maison fondée en 1958". Area of Reims, circa 1960...
$980
$980
A 'Le Vin du Patron' Decanter Bottle
A vintage French blown glass decanter bottle designed to serve and preserve wine, decorated with a faux basketweave pattern, the front inscribed in French with "Le Vin du Patron" (The Boss' Wine), the underside stating that this bottle was "Made in Italy" . Retaining the original spring-loaded stopper. ..
$140 $105
$140 $105
A Barbotine 'Piglet' Jug
A 19th century French Art Nouveau period glazed Barbotine majolica water jug in the shape of a piglet. Typical work of the 'Manufacture de Orchies'. Area of Orchies, Northern France, circa 1880...
$320 $240
$320 $240
A Bust of the Madonna
An blue and ivory glazed majolica bust of the Madonna by Giuseppe Gambogi (Pisa 1862 – Florence 1938), an Italian sculptor operating in the area of Florence and specialising in the Neo Renaissance style. Signed on the plinth G. Gambogi. Area of Florence, circa 1900...
$480 $360
$480 $360
A French 'Globe de Mariée'
A 19th century French 'Globe de Mariée', a marriage bouquet under a 'cloche' glass bell, standing on a purpose-made ebonised timber plinth. A 'Globe de Mariée' was traditionally a souvenir of a couples' wedding day, displaying personalised items to symbolise the hopes and and dreams for their marriage. Area of Normandy, circa 1900...
$360 $270
$360 $270
A French 'Globe de Mariée'
A 19th century French 'Globe de Mariée', a marriage bouquet under a 'cloche' glass bell, standing on a purpose-made ebonised timber plinth. A 'Globe de Mariée' was traditionally a souvenir of a couples' wedding day, displaying personalised items to symbolise the hopes and and dreams for their marriage. Area of Normandy, circa 1900...
$360 $270
$360 $270
A French 'Jeu de la Grenouille'
A rare, 19th century French folk art 'Jeu de la Grenouille' game, an early version of a pinball machine, once found in rural French bistros. The players would toss heavy, cast iron coins from a distance of about three metres, trying to get the coins to go into the holes on the top of this cabinet. The top has several holes, two flap-traps and a cast iron wheel. As the coins enter through the vario..
$2,600 $1,950
$2,600 $1,950
A French Alsatian Dog
A French Art Deco period cast and chased bronze-patinated spelter sculpture of an Alsatian dog, the surfaces retaining the original patina, standing on its original two-tone marble plinth. Area of Paris, circa 1930...
$480 $360
$480 $360
