Buliera

800 stamped sterling silver (twice-stamped Italian state hallmark with the numeral 24 and an illegible letter - in a rhombus with truncated corners, sample 800 - in an oval);
H 61 cm, W 51 cm, D 40 cm; weight 6460 g.
Italy, 1934-1944.
Buliera on a circular, stepped foot, with a spherical body , richly decorated with a relief ornament of fleshy acanthus, horns of plenty and shells, with a faucet decorated with scales and ending with a dragon's head, with a tap in the form of a full-plastic fish; on two sides handles composed of entwined fish; the belly at the top tapered, ending in a wide half-rail decorated with puclage, pearlwork, horns of plenty and acanthus with a cap strongly exalted, decorated similarly, topped with a cupola. The buliera set on a base in the form of a rim framed at the bottom with full-figured acanthus leaves supported by four, puffed shell-shaped legs. The buliera removable, secured by pins on a chain.