Wine bottle rack with a distinctive frame structure/ span>
The legs, volute-bent, were joined with classicizing ornaments. The front pair was connected with a medallion in a ribbon and palmette setting. The other one was spread with a festoon.
The handle also received a powerful palette, allowing a more stable grip on the stand.
Signed: Wiskemann
Plater.
Dimensions: 20cm x 28cm x 13cm.
Bottle diameter: max. 9cm.
Preservation condition: very good.
Otto - Lé onard Wiskemann (1852-1909) - creator of plating products. As early as 1872, he founded his own company in Brussels. He specialized in the production of silver-plated white metal for the catering and hotel industry. After his death, the workshop was taken over by his sons, who developed the company with further production plants in Zurich and Milan, as well as with new points of sale in Paris, Ghent, Nice and Brussels.
