Wine Cooler with Snakes Handles
This Wine Cooler is a replica of a first model produced in 1798. The original piece is at the Art Institute of Chicago.
- Type Sterling silver
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Finishes
- Sterling Silver
- Silver gilt
- Dimensions 2.9 kg – 32 cm (L) × 29 cm (h)
- Collection Masterpieces
- Reference 17671200V
Associated to Mercury, Apollo and Hercules, the snake is an ornament particularly well designed, by its flexible and elongated body, to form the handles of this remarkable refresher.
This wine cooler is also adorned with other emblematic decorations of the decorative arts during the Empire time, such as vine branches, lion claws, and masks, which often represent Apollo or Bacchus on Odiot pieces.
