Antique Copper Log Bin

Copper Log Bin
Ref. No.: #21105-51
Year: England, circa 1870
Dimensions: 15-3/4" diameter x 12" tall
Price: $550

This late-19th-century copper log bin from England makes an elegant statement beside the fireplace while holding the logs you need to make a grand fire.  Studded-seam finishing.  

Antique French

Grape Hotte


Ref. No.: 21105-150
Year: France, circa 1890
Dimensions: 24" x 17" x 23" tall
Price: $850
French winemakers once used this beautiful container to harvest grapes for a grand cru Sauternes.  This late-19th-century grape hotte (or hod) would have had leather straps to allow the vineyard worker to wear it on his back, much like a backpack, so his hands could be free to pick the grape clusters. This handsome piece has been newly painted in the manner of the period. Antique hottes make great log bins, to add an authentic European touch to your fireplace area, or wall decor. Or maybe you make your own wine and want to do things the old-fashioned way.