French Antique Foundry Crucibles (Pair)

A pair of French antique foundry crucibles, thick-walled vessels from a metal foundry, with curved bodies, irregular rims and surfaces heavily marked by heat. The finish is a mix of charcoal, rust red and ash gray, with heat blisters and deep craters across the outside, so no two faces of either vessel look alike. They are industrial objects first and planters second, and that is their appeal.

One measures about 24 3/4 inches across and 25 inches high; the other about 24 1/2 inches across and 24 1/2 inches high. They are near enough in size to read as a pair and different enough to look found rather than bought. They are heavy and travel on a pallet.

A foundry crucible this size stands at a garden entrance, on a gravel terrace or inside against a pale limestone wall or aged timber, planted or left empty. This pair has sold. We usually have other crucibles and antique urns in the yard or on the water from France; ask and we will send photographs of what is current.