Elegant Silver 925 Wine Cooler, by Barker Brothers, Chester, England, 1910-1911

Silver gorgeous Champagne & Wine Cooler vintage (last quarter of 19th century) of finest appearance ____________________________________________________________ !! SILVER WEIGHT: 27.51 OZ 780 GRAMS !! ____________________________________________________________ Excellently manufactured nicest quite heavy bowl made of massive silver, with two handles ( = highest manufacturing quality !) : The bowl can be used as cooler for champagne or white wine where ice cubes have to be put into. - This elegant silver item has round base / the cooler is abundantly decorated - its surface is worked in finest manner. The decorations were made by chiselled / chasing work: Acanthus scrolls as well as flower's blossoms attached to leavy stems growing out from area below decorate the cooler's part below like a frieze / additionally, there is a bulged border of stylized leaves existing, running around at bowl's upper part two hoisted handles partially covered with so-said pearl ornaments existing. ____________________________________________________________ MADE 1889 branded by UK HALLMARK maker's mark: WBJ into a shield ( = Walter & John Barnard), number 190 / LONDON, dated 1889 branded by UK / LONDON OFFICIAL STAMP: so-said LION PASSANT with year's mark O of 1889 STERLING...

Silver Gorgeous Wine Cooler or Bottle Holder Vintage / made in Switzerland (Geneva). Excellently manufactured nicest bowl made of massive silver, with two handles ( = highest manufacturing quality !) : The bowl can be used as cooler for white wine or champagne where ice cubes have to be put into or it has the function of a red wine bottle's holder (look at the picture, please !) . The elegant silver bowl's surface is decorated with lines, further with leaves, flower's blossoms as well as with floral ornaments of stylized type: The manufacturing technique is that of chiselled / chasing work. ____________________________________________________________ MADE CIRCA 1900 branded by SWISS HALLMARK: mark deriving from Geneva existing (= Eagle with Key) SILVER 925 inscription ' COLLET ' visible ( = it is a Swiss seller's mark, deriving from Geneva ) ____________________________________________________________ HEIGHT: 12.0 cm circa 4.8 inches WIDTH: 30.0 cm circa 12.0 inches SILVER WEIGHT: 1003 GRAMS 35.38 OZ PLEASE NOTE: Our offer is including an old bottle of red wine here: The red wine is deriving from France / Bordeaux (Grand Vin de Bordeaux...