Pair of Mid-Century Cast-Stone Grandon Fres Planters with Flower Motifs

A pair of mid-century cast stone planters by Grandon Fres, with raised flower motifs around the body and a broad rolled rim that throws a shadow line over the relief. The walls are thick and the forms are round and balanced. The weathered surface mixes dark charcoal grit with warmer taupe, with white mineral deposits across the interiors and parts of the rims from years of water and soil; deep pores and small chips run across the coarse surface, and the flower relief has softened at the edges.

One measures 15 3/8 inches across and 14 3/4 inches high, the other 15 1/4 inches across and 14 1/2 inches high, each with an interior depth of about 13 1/2 inches. They are cast stone, mid-century, and heavy for their size.

A matched pair of planters frames a front door, stands at the top of terrace steps, or sits on a pool deck with olives, boxwood or flowering plants; indoors they suit a sunroom against glass and plaster. Brick, slate, bluestone, weathered teak and black iron all suit the gray and taupe tones of this stone planter pair. They are in Marina Del Rey; come and see them, or ask us for more photographs and a quote.