Blumenübertopf mit Löwenköpfen und Turm mit 4 Töpfen für Kräuter / A flower pot with lion heads and a tower of 4 pots for herbs, Frankreich, 19./20. Jh. Material: sheet metal, painted, Mark: unmarked, Decor: planter on base and paw feet, lion heads with holding rings on the sides, herb planters as tower, Height: flower cachepot 15.8 cm, herb cachepots together 35 cm, Condition: good, used

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