Door-pulls

These two heavy ancient iron door-pulls were found by Monsieur L many years ago and I love the fact that they had been touched by generations of french hands on a daily basis...

this one with a lion's head is still encrusted with traces of burgundy paint...
18th century; found at a brocante outside of Paris;

8 x 8 cm [+ 5 cm back screw]

{SOLD}

*****

brown paint flaking a little off the finely detailed sun motif of this door-pull;
18th century; found at a flea market outside of Paris;
8 x 8 cm [+ 6 cm back screw]

CAD/US$200/Euros140

little cups

I guess it makes sense for little "cups" to follow tiny "platters"!...
and the ones below are quite diverse in style and temperament... but they are all "precious" in their own way and I couldn't resist when I came upon each one of them!

bronze cup with a pattern of fleur-de-lis and the three royal animals around the sides in relief;
pre-1950's, found at the St-Ouen flea market, Paris
[6 cm high x 4.5 cm wide]

CAD/US$200/Euros140

royal porcupine

royal ermine

royal salamander

*****

silver baby cup on 3 balled feet, with the entire alphabet etched around the rim;
partially engraved marks "HOTEL DE PARIS" on both sides,
[it is claimed to be from the Hotel de Paris in Monaco]
pre-1950's, found at the Porte-de-Vanves flea market, Paris
[7 cm high x 6.5 cm wide at the top]

CAD/US$200/Euros140

*****

miniature silver-plated pedestal "champagne bucket",
with lion's heads and rings handles
pre-1950's, [I know this is English, but I am pretty sure I had found it in France!]
[7.5 cm high x 6.5 cm wide at the top/ 4.5 cm wide at the base]

{SOLD}

detail of lion's head and ring handle








"VINERS OF SHEFFIELD
ENGLAND
SILVERPLATE"
embossed on the bottom

Champagne buckets

What is France without champagne buckets??... even if I can't drink it myself [totally allergic!] - and I know what I am missing!! - the allure of the classic metal vessels to hold bottles of illusions and bubbly fun is never to be taken lightly...
[I have used these buckets for flower displays to very lovely effects...]

"Le Canari"

engraved on one side of bucket
c. pre-1960's

[20 cm high x 19 cm wide at top x 13.5 cm wide at bottom]

silver-plated

{SOLD}

*there is still a "Le Canari" bistrot in Paris on Rue Monge but I am not sure if this is from the same restaurant]

"E.POTFER / METAL BLANC / ORFEVRE

PARIS

30"

engraved on bottom of the bucket

*****

[no engraved markings on body]

"TETE-LEROY

MADE IN FRANCE"

engraved on the bottom
c. pre-1960's

[20 cm high x 20 cm wide at top x 13.5 cm wide at bottom]

silverplated

CAD/US$400/Euros280

detail of handle