Furniture & Works of Art - 6th July 2016
Lot 329
A 19th century German brass wine cooler by Herman Robert Bichweiler
Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £600
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Description
A 19th century German brass wine cooler by Herman Robert Bichweiler, in Renaissance style, the ribbed lid with a ball finial above a lobed and spiral twist body with patinated ram's head mask ring handles, the base stamped 'R. BICHWEILER HAMBURG', 46.5cm high, 45.5cm wide.
Herman Robert Bichweiler was a designer and architect and established 'Die Kunstgewerbliche Werkstätt' in partnership with Dr. E. Berlieu in Hamburg in 1878.