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An extremely rare antique, c. 1800 Georgian-Regency, painted tole "samovar" urn with lion head ring handles. Painted black, gold, and … Read more An extremely rare antique, c. 1800 Georgian-Regency, painted tole "samovar" urn with lion head ring handles. Painted black, gold, and rust red with an intricate border of flowers and grapes and grape leaves, and a central illustration of two putti holding and squeezing a bunch of grapes so that grape juice falls down to the spigot. Tole "samovar" urns of this type could accompany pairs of chestnut urns of this period -- chestnut urns were wine coolers, for bottles of wine. As this has a separate footed base with a reticulated place for a burner (as for "samovars" used to heat water for tea, also of this period), it seems that this piece was used to heat wine, perhaps mulled wine. The spigot works. Tin lining. Lid in the pointed shape of chestnut urns. See less
- Dimensions
- 6ʺW × 7ʺD × 13ʺH
- Period
- Early 19th Century
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Tole
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Black
- Condition Notes
- Almost pristine condition, with a very small indentation back left and the ring handles slightly out of shape. Otherwise, the … moreAlmost pristine condition, with a very small indentation back left and the ring handles slightly out of shape. Otherwise, the paint and metal are in a very fine state. less
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