Vintage 1900 Fives-Lille Rainbow Trout Vide Poche Pantry Collectible and rare to find

Collectible and rare to find in brass with a silver plate overlay

There is a refinement to its presence

ready to be uncorked beneath the open sky

We rather like it for steaming bowls of rice

the scene captures the Victorian fascination with domestic life and anthropomorphic animal portraiture

Vintage 1900 Fives-Lille Rainbow Trout Vide Poche Pantry Collectible and rare to findThis fish cachepot showcases the remarkable artistry of the renowned Fives Lille faience manufactory of northern France. Sculpted as a rainbow trout, its luminous majolica glaze gives the fish an almost lifelike presence, reflecting light with the iridescent sheen of scales just lifted from the water.