06/02/2024
£495
Rare Find - Antique French cast iron wine bottle Bouchonneuse corker Saint-Etienne Brevete SGDG Early 1900s
Known in France as a bouchonneuse, this cast iron wine bottle corker would have been used at a French vineyard in the early 1900s.
Before mass production methods, a bouchonneuse such as this would have been bolted to the floor (as evidenced by three holes in the base plate) and manually operated to cork wine bottles.
This particular bouchonneuse is adjustable (to accommodate various size bottles) and features a small wooden handle that operates the fulcrum and places enough pressure on the cork to seal the bottle as it rests on the bottom plate.
The piston runs through a housing mechanism that is accented with brass rings and stamped “Brevete S.G.D.G.” (Breveté Sans Garantie Du Gouvernement), which was a French patent without government guarantees that was in existence from 1844-1968.
The base plate has the production mark “Manufacture Francaise d’Armes et Cycles Saint-Etienne”.
Measurements:
Height 69cm ( 27.5 inches)
Width 23cm (9 inches)
Depth 58cm (23 inches)
A fabulous unique decorative display accessory for a wine bar, shop, vineyard, chic apartment, kitchen, orangery or country garden property
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