18th Century French Terracotta Putti Demi-Lune Table with Marble Top English garden urns its weathered paint and oxidised

its weathered paint and oxidised tones speaking to long use

The etchings and method of painting is of the Dutch School

particularly the handling of the small dog and flowers in the foreground

Timeworn with a great patination making them ideal to blend into a historical or modern garden bringing scale and drama through symmetry

The reverse retains clear hand tooling and a gentle curvature

18th Century French Terracotta Putti Demi-Lune Table with Marble Top English garden urns its weathered paint and oxidisedA striking demi lune side table, centred on an 18th century French terracotta fragment finely modelled in high relief with playful putti among vines, fruit, and floral garlands. Such imagery was a hallmark of the French Rococo period, symbolising fertility, festivity, and the abundance of nature. Fragments like this were produced by workshops in Paris and the Loire Valley, supplying terracotta sculpture for htels particuliers, chteaux, and gardens.