Jardinière

Jardinière is an elegant interior item that appeared in the 18th century in France. It served as a decorative vase for flowers, fruits, and sweets on the table. The most expensive jardinières were made of gilded porcelain, silver, and glass. The shape could be oval, round, or rectangular, often decorated with relief ornamentation, handles in the form of lion heads, and supporting legs.

Jardinières became a symbol of refined European dining, a favorite element of noble drawing rooms. Today, original jardinières can be found at auctions and in collections, sometimes unexpectedly discovered in attics or antique shops, delighting connoisseurs of antiquity. The variety of materials and decoration of jardinières shows not only the aesthetic tastes of the past, but also the level of craftsmanship, and choosing one to match an interior is an art in itself!