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Carved oak barrel lock featuring two dolphins symmetrically opposed by the central brass screw. This lock, also called barrel bar, is a production whose geographical origin extends from Alsace to the Palatinate in Germany.
Period: End of the 18th century/early 19th century
The locks which block the barrel cleaning doors were often sculpted either by the coopers themselves or by professional sculptors who also made the window frames or decorations of the houses. The decorations most often feature marine beings, fish, dolphins, mermaids... linked to the mythology of the wine gods Bacchus and Dionysus. See google: The barrel of Prince Abbot François-Christophe von Hutten, Colmar museum.
Dimensions: Length: 52 cm. Height: 19 cm. Depth: 16 cm. Weight 5.5 kg.
Good general state of conservation.
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