Pair of Faux Bois Cast Concrete Square Planters or Cachepots with Bark Texture

Pair of faux bois square planters in cast concrete, each tapering gently to a stepped plinth base and modeled on all four sides with deep, vertical bark-like ridges. Faux bois, French for "false wood," is the garden art of shaping cement to look like tree bark. It began with the rocailleurs of 19th century France, and garden makers carried it on well into the 20th century. One planter wears a soft chalk-white wash over a terracotta-red ground that shows through at the rim, base and interior; its companion is a weathered stone grey under the same wash. Together they make a charming, slightly mismatched pair with real garden patina. Plant them with boxwood, rosemary or thyme to flank a doorway, or bring them indoors as cachepots on a sunny sill or console. Felt pads on the bases protect floors and furniture.

KEY FEATURES

• Material: Believed to be cast concrete, with a chalk-white wash
• Technique: Faux bois bark texture, molded on all four sides
• Finish: One over terracotta red, one over stone grey
• Pieces: 2 planters (a pair)

DETAILS

• Country: USA
• Condition: Good 
• Year: Midcentury
• Dimensions: H 8.75" x W 11" x D 11"