Lot Essay
A similar barrel, with marks of Vienna circa 1860, was sold at Christie's Geneva on November 17, 1992, lot 97.
Details
A CONTINENTAL SILVER BARREL ON STAND
probably Austrian circa 1860, unmarked
Of typical form engine-turned overall with wave ornament, the cast spigot formed as horse head fitted with a removable tab, the stopper surmounted by a figure of the child Bacchus carrying a basket of grapes, the x-shaped stand on four circular gadrooned feet, unmarked - 29 cm (11½ in) high
1,170 grs.
probably Austrian circa 1860, unmarked
Of typical form engine-turned overall with wave ornament, the cast spigot formed as horse head fitted with a removable tab, the stopper surmounted by a figure of the child Bacchus carrying a basket of grapes, the x-shaped stand on four circular gadrooned feet, unmarked - 29 cm (11½ in) high
1,170 grs.