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A DUTCH POLYCHROME DECORATED WOODEN MODEL OF A RACK WITH LIQUOR AND JENEVER BARRELS 'DRANKORGEL'

20TH CENTURY

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A DUTCH POLYCHROME DECORATED WOODEN MODEL OF A RACK WITH LIQUOR AND JENEVER BARRELS 'DRANKORGEL'
20TH CENTURY
THE RACK WITH FIFTEEN BARRELS WITH WICKER BANDS AND BRASS TAPS, SURMOUNTED BY A CARVED WOOD FIGURE OF A MAN WITH A JUG
CIRCA 65 CM. HIGH X 60 CM. WIDE X 20 CM. DEEP

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Lot Essay

THIS SO CALLED 'DRANKORGEL' (LITERALLY: LIQUOR ORGAN) DERIVED ITS NAME FROM THE DIFFERENT SOUNDS OF THE VARIOUS BARRELS, WHEN THEY ARE UNEVENLY EMPTIED. DRANKORGELS CAN BE FOUND IN SOME DUTCH JENEVER DISTILLERIES, LIKE MUSEUM VAN KLEEF IN THE HAGUE.

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