Le Porte del Chianti - Barrel Old Wine Container Can Be Used as a Base for a Table or Lamp Stand etc.

Barrel, wine container previously used as a measuring device and for transport, entirely made of chestnut wood including the interlocking hoops. This is one of the oldest vineyard tools and hard to find, as they perish so easily once they fall out of use. Our grandparents told us that after identifying the most capacious barrels, although the difference was minimal given the precision of craftsmen coopers, when it came to "making a deal with the lord of the manor" they would hold back the good ones for themselves and send away the smaller ones. Can be used as a base for a glass table top, lamps, statues etc.Dimensions 32x18 inches