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By the early 19th century, these individual wine coolers were beginning to be left on the table as part of the dressing of very grand dinners.<br><br><b>Design</b><br>The form of the wine cooler is based upon that of the ancient Greek <i>calyx-krater</i>, which was a pottery vase used for holding and mixing wine and water. This has been adapted with the addition of lion's-head handles that turn outwards rather than inwards as on the original  Greek design. The broad band of  ornament uses alternating palmette (a fan-shaped motif resembling a palm leaf)  and lotus, which are  typical Neo-classical motifs.<br><br><b>Trading</b><br>The Royal Goldsmiths, Rundell, Bridge & Rundell, made this wine cooler in 1810. It would have been one of the most expensive silver items purchased for the dining room. (In 1804, for example, Viscount Lowther, later 2nd Earl  Lonsdale, had paid Rundells £125 1s 9d  for two wine coolers.) The royal arms and the coronation medals of William IV (ruled 1830-1837) and Queen Adelaide (1792-1849) were added to the wine cooler around 1830 to celebrate their coronation. These additions show that Rundells were updating a second-hand piece of silver, perhaps as a royal gift.","physicalDescription":"Wine cooler, (one of a pair) of jardinière form with two curved handles, decorated with leaves and shells and united to the body by lion's masks.  Round the body runs a repousssé band of classical ornament.  The top of the vase, the short baluster stem and the circular foot are decorated with gadrooned bands.  On one side are the Royal arms and on the other the Coronation medals of William IV and Queen Adelaide surrounded by wreaths of oak leaves and acorns and surmounted by a crown.  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He became a workshop manager and partner in Rundell, Bridge & Rundell. Much of Rundells' output between 1807 and 1819 was struck with his mark. He worked in an assured Neo-classical style that proved highly popular with Rundells' royal and aristocratic clients.","date":{"text":"27/03/2003","earliest":"2003-03-27","latest":"2003-03-27"}}],"partNumbers":["833A-1890"],"accessionNumberNum":"833","accessionNumberPrefix":"","accessionYear":1890,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":["2019LN0821","2019LP9101","2019LP6887","2019LV6765"],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-12","recordCreationDate":"2003-05-19","availableToBook":false}}