Vineyard Watering Can
Copper, late 1800s
South of France
£245
Dimensions
H 40cm (16") ; Body Diameter 22cm (9") ; Overall Width 54 cm (21")
Description
A hand-formed copper watering can from a Bordeaux vineyard. Wrought iron base band with rivet fastening. Watertight and superbly solid, ten litres capacity. Beautifully balanced for pouring.
It has witnessed, nursed and nourished more than a century of claret vintages.
Et maintenant, aujord'hui .... ideal for garden use or indoors as a flower vase. Please see the photo of Nicole de Vesian's which shows an identical watering can in her sublimely styled, legendary garden 'La Louvre' in Bonnieux.
Stock No. 2002
