Vintage 19th Century French Hunting Game Bird Plaque Style:Two An obsession with flowers inspired

An obsession with flowers inspired this pattern

and a sauce boat

it will become a favorite serving spoon for feasts today and 100 years from now

cocoa powder

The scale invites close looking

Vintage 19th Century French Hunting Game Bird Plaque Style:Two An obsession with flowers inspiredSalvaged from a French country manor, this large zinc and lead wall plaque grazed the walls of its estate for more than 150 years. Features a woodcock, a bird prized for hunting with dogs and its culinary delicacy. A striking tribute to the sporting traditions of nineteenth century France, this rare hunting plaque features a finely modeled woodcock cast in zinc and lead and mounted upon an oval hand carved mahogany plaque. It reflects a period when