Augustin French Provincial Footed Urn Planter, Antique Gold Metal

A footed gold urn with scroll handles and a laurel crest, the kind of piece that turns a handful of dried stems into a centrepiece.

Augustin is a footed urn in aged metal, finished in antique gold that has been dry-brushed and worn back over a dark base so the high points catch the light and the recesses stay shadowed. A raised bowl sits on a turned baluster stem and a stepped round foot, with a pair of scroll handles and an applied laurel-wreath crest on the front.

At 58 cm tall it lifts an arrangement up to eye level, which makes it work as a centrepiece on a console, a mantel or a dining table, or on a covered patio. Fill it with dried or faux stems, or drop a potted plant inside. The dried floral arrangement shown is not included.

Why we love it

• ◆ Footed urn silhouette, with scroll handles and a laurel-wreath crest that give it a neoclassical, French Provincial feel
• ◆ Antique gold finish, dry-brushed and worn back by hand over a dark base for a gilt-effect glow rather than a flat new shine
• ◆ Raised bowl on a stem, so it lifts dried stems, faux blooms or a dropped-in pot up to eye level as a centrepiece
• ◆ Works alone or as a pair, on a mantel, a console or a table set for an event or a wedding

How to style it

A few ways to put it to work.

• Fill it with dried or faux stems for a centrepiece, the way it is shown, and shop more shapes in vases
• Drop a potted plant inside and use it as a raised cachepot, then add to the look with more planters