Collinge Antiques

Description

Charming spelter figure of a female grape picker c.1900 by the French sculptor Léon Pilet (1836 - 1917). A woman in the dress of a paysanne empties a wicker basket into a large coopered wooden pale full of grapes. Well cast in spelter with a painted finish. Nice costume detail, note the clogs and also the little sickle at her hip. On a circular plinth with moulded detail. Signed Leon Pilet in the cast. Some pitting to the surface, otherwise very good condition.
Dimensions: Height 26" Diameter 10½".
Please contact us for more images, delivery and shipping quotes. Alternatively you are welcome to view and collect at our large warehouse showroom in Llandudno Junction, North Wales (approximately 45mins from Chester). We have a large and ever changing selection of genuine good quality antique furniture of all types and have twice been shortlisted for the Home and Antiques Magazine Antique Shop of the Year Award. 01492 580022.