"Couvot Spade In Bronze 18th Century"
18th century bronze "couvot" spade. Nice openwork with a fleur-de-lys.
The couvot was a pot with a handle in which coals were placed and which served as a heater.
Length 13.9 cm
Collections of couvot shovels are kept at the Le Secq des Tournelles museum in Rouen (mainly in iron) and at the Lorrain museum in Nancy (see last picture).
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