Oversized Antique/Vintage French Grape Hod or ‘Hotte’ c.1900 English antique pedestal Sansovino was one of the

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

Plinth width 65cm approx

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

This worn and rare example of an enamel warning sign will make a fantastic piece of Contemporary wall-art and is a great example of a social history item which can be re-hung in a modern or antique setting

”- Hayley Mills-Dennison

Oversized Antique/Vintage French Grape Hod or ‘Hotte’ c.1900 English antique pedestal Sansovino was one of theOnce 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