18th Century French Three Handled Walnut Oil Jug Lacquer inset with 2 removable leaves

inset with 2 removable leaves

Early 20th Century Ebonised Octagonal Mirror

covered in buff suede

Note: The present work is characteristic of Fillon's mature sculptural output — rooted in the humanist figurative tradition of inter-war French sculpture yet inflected by the primitivising tendency that distinguished a generation shaped by the twin influences of Maillol's monumental femininity and the archaic directness of pre-classical Mediterranean sculpture

Some minor foxing to the mirror plate

18th Century French Three Handled Walnut Oil Jug Lacquer inset with 2 removable leaves18th Century French Three Handled Walnut Oil Jug Lovely looped handles, great sculptural design and artisan quality! No signs of breaks or repairs, condition consistent with age.