French Wooden Garden Trug Vintage Harvest Basket Rustic Antique 1908266

French Wooden Garden Trug

A French wooden garden trug of the type used for harvesting fruit and vegetables in domestic kitchen gardens and vineyards. The seller identifies this as an ancien panier de vendange -- a traditional French harvest basket -- and the form is consistent with rural French craft production from the early twentieth century. The French wooden garden trug was an everyday working tool, made to carry produce from plot to kitchen, and examples in this condition are increasingly sought after.

The trug is constructed from flat planks of softwood, nailed together to form a rectangular open box with gently splayed sides. The base sits on a narrow strip of wood acting as a simple foot rail. The arched handle is formed from a thin bent wood strip -- likely steamed to shape -- fastened to both short ends of the box with cut nails, several of which are visible and show surface rust consistent with age. The interior shows a central dividing batten nailed across the back wall. The overall colour is a warm mid-brown, darkened with age and use, with visible wood grain and knot details on the side panels. The surface carries honest wear throughout: soil ingrained into the wood, minor surface scuffs, and the handle shows a small split or check at the top joint, noted by the seller as fragile -- this is reflected in the pricing and should be considered before purchase.

Dimensions as stated by the seller: 28cm x 44.5cm x 28cm / 11" x 17.5" x 11". These figures refer to width, length and height respectively, consistent with what is visible in the photos.

With its worn patina and authentic rural character, this French wooden garden trug works well as a decorative object on a kitchen shelf, mantelpiece or hallway table, used to display dried flowers, herbs or seasonal produce.

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