French Provincial Copper Folk Art Rooster Late 19th/Early 20th Century

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French Provincial Copper Folk Art Rooster Late 19th/Early 20th CenturyA charming French folk art cockerel, hand formed in sheet copper with a beautifully timeworn surface. Its sculptural rounded body, cut and folded wings, and serrated comb draw on the long tradition of provincial weathervanes. The surface has developed a soft verdigris patina, with warm copper tones emerging through years of exposure. There is a pleasing balance between nave simplicity and considered designthe silhouette bold, the detailing restrained

referencing the threefold denial

Life scale statue of The Vineyard Maiden carrying two baskets of grapes

“It feels like now more than ever

adding extra practical storage and the mirrors throwing light back into the room adding a sense of extra space

bring warmth and familiarity

This pair have a particularly beautiful patination

full of changing atmosphere

The cresting is formed by a single pane of engraved and etched glass depicting Daphne

rife with mock drunkenness

made from composite terracotta

the carving is composed of festooned garlands of fruits and flowers

‘Shoji’ (relating to the ceramic artist Shoji Hamada) but talking of the sliding paper partition screen found in Japanese homes