Pair of vintage green glass carboys / demijohns /dame-jeanne complete with their braided wicker case equipped with a handle.
enveloppe /chemise / clisse en jonc /osier tressé munie d’une anse.
One of the bottles is equipped with a cork - the other with a plastic stopper
plastique
According to the legend, in 1347, Queen Jeanne took refuge in the home of a glassmaker in the hamlet of Saint Paul la Galline, Grasse.
dans le hameau de Saint Paul la Galline Grasse.
While visiting the workshops dedicated to the manufacture of bottles she unsettled her host who blew so hard in his cane, that the bottle in he was working on became enormous, earning the admiration.
hôte qui a souffla si fort dans le mors de sa canne, que la bouteille en cours devint
énorme, faisant l’admiration de tous de par sa contenance importante.
He decided to market the model, naming it "Reine Jeanne", in honor of his ‘muse’, but the sovereign preferred the name of "Dame Jeanne".
de son inspiratrice, mais la souveraine lui a préféré le nom de « Dame Jeanne ».
Good condition.
H 29 x D 18 cm
(capacity 2-3 L)
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