Antique/Vintage French Grape Hod or ‘Hotte’ c.1900

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Antique/Vintage French Grape Hod or ‘Hotte’ c.1900Once 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

1870 set upon tall composite stone plinths

the palette

After the antique:

their bulbous bodies are wrapped with scrolling strapwork and bold cartouches with angelic faces and fruit filled baskets

A wonderful piece of social history and primitive Folk Art

as in an image painted by ‘Strozzi’ in Venice

It’s origins with a folk etymology associated with the use of reflectors

flaring mouth and a cylindrical neck

The symbolism of the Salamander and their mythical connotations makes this piece even more alluring

including Henry V

Mid-20th century Stone composite interpretation

Delicately patinated with lichen