A lovely French garden cloche. Reclaimed from an old chateau and dating back to around 1870, it would have been used to grow melon or lettuce.
As with all antique cloches of this era, the knob was sliced off, to prevent magnification and ensure an even distribution of light.
French, 19th Century
Material: Hand-blown Glass (with bubbles showing)
Dimensions: H: 32cm / W: 51cm
£190.00