LARGE LATE 17TH / EARLY 18TH CENTURY BIOT POT Wine & Food Related acanthus leaves and flower to

acanthus leaves and flower to base

75cm w x 33cm d

statuettes and allegorical subjects

5cm h x 57

Dimensions: 88cm h x 39cm w x 54cm d  [ Seat 45cm h / 40cm d]

LARGE LATE 17TH / EARLY 18TH CENTURY BIOT POT Wine & Food Related acanthus leaves and flower toLarge, late 17th to early 18th century century French Biot jar stamped with eight makers marks. Eponymous Biot pots date back to the 16th century, 'Jarres de Biot' were used to preserve olives or store flour. This very rare example has a fine crack to the upper area and is charmingly and simply repaired with an old wire around the rim. It was discovered in an old garden in Provence where it had been used as a planter for many years, hence a small