Oversized Antique/Vintage French Grape Hod or ‘Hotte’ c.1900 English antique pedestal Gibbs & Canning of Tamworth

Gibbs & Canning of Tamworth were among the foremost English manufacturers of architectural terracotta during the Victorian period

It is in completely original untouched paint which make for a wonderful colouring and patina

An incredibly rare striking font carved from limestone

Sansovino was one of the greatest Renaissance sculptors and architects renowned for his works around Venice

Composite order is a mixed ‘order’ combining the Iconic Order capital with the acanthus leaves of the Corinthian order

Oversized Antique/Vintage French Grape Hod or ‘Hotte’ c.1900 English antique pedestal Gibbs & Canning of TamworthOnce an essential tool of the French grape harvest, this traditional Hotte was carried on the back throughout the vineyards of Avignon and the Gironde, gathering bunches of grapes by hand long before mechanical picking took over. Made in galvanised metal and painted with the historic Chteauneuf du Pape name and papal crest a lineage that reaches back to the 14th Century, when the Popes resided in Avignon it carries the spirit of the regions great