A French Orientalist cold painted cast metal figural jardiniere by L. Hottot, Louis Hottot (French, 1834-1905), circa 1900 the cast metal figure of an exotically clad ottoman gentleman standing and holding a tray, with a bronzed jardiniere behind him, polychrome painted and with patination, raised on a shaped plinth, inscribed 'L. Hottot' to the side of the base. Height 98 cm, width 37 cm, depth 60 cm