Antique Barbour Silverplate Cocktail Shaker Repousse Dutch Baroque Village Motif
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:45309484 | Style: Baroque |
| Type: Cocktail Shaker | Age: 1900-1940 |
| Composition: Silverplate | Pattern: Repousse |
| Brand: Barbour Silverplate Co |
You're bidding on a nice, vintage-to-antique silverplated cocktail shaker - 8 3/4" tall, about 4 3/4" max diameter and roughly quart-sized fluid capacity - bottom-marked as manufactured by the Barbour Silverplate Co., with a piece or style number "3855". The mark is co-branded with the International Silverplate Co., so it post-dates their 1895 merger - my guesstimate is 1920 or earlier.
Shaker depicts a very ornate scene of what looks like a Baroque-period Dutch village in ful...l party mode - a couple dances, a man stands atop a barrel playing the pipes, men and women chat and flirt, and a drunkard lies passed out on top of a keg. Cobbler style shaker complete with sieve lid, and cap. Normally I would polish a piece like this up, but in this case I thought it better to give the buyer the opportunity to retain the kind of pewtery patina it currently has, as it's quite suitable to the design.
Note a couple of condition issues - mainly, there is a chain attached to the cap that is detached from the lid - but still present, if you want to make the repair. One ding on the side - see photo - not that visible, really, due to the repousse surface. A few small dings/bumps on the cap.
Overall, though, a solid and functional piece, and nice addition to any serious collection. Please review photos carefully to make your own determination of overall condition and appeal, and don't hesitate to ask any questions prior to bidding - thanks for looking!
Shaker depicts a very ornate scene of what looks like a Baroque-period Dutch village in ful...l party mode - a couple dances, a man stands atop a barrel playing the pipes, men and women chat and flirt, and a drunkard lies passed out on top of a keg. Cobbler style shaker complete with sieve lid, and cap. Normally I would polish a piece like this up, but in this case I thought it better to give the buyer the opportunity to retain the kind of pewtery patina it currently has, as it's quite suitable to the design.
Note a couple of condition issues - mainly, there is a chain attached to the cap that is detached from the lid - but still present, if you want to make the repair. One ding on the side - see photo - not that visible, really, due to the repousse surface. A few small dings/bumps on the cap.
Overall, though, a solid and functional piece, and nice addition to any serious collection. Please review photos carefully to make your own determination of overall condition and appeal, and don't hesitate to ask any questions prior to bidding - thanks for looking!
