Antique French oak barrel hoist with pulley, hook and small cask – around 1900

Antique French oak barrel hoist with pulley, hook and small cask – around 1900

A special piece of farm and wine-cellar history: an antique barrel hoist, known in France as a chèvre pour tonneau (literally ‘goat for the barrel’), a lifting trestle used to raise casks onto a rack or cart. The hoist is two-part: a V-shaped trestle of oak with mortise-and-tenon joints and wooden pegs, and a long rear strut hinged on a wrought-iron pin. The trestle holds a windlass to wind up the rope, which runs over a wooden pulley at the top and ends in a wrought-iron double hook. Includes a small oak cask with iron hoops.

Why we chose this piece

These simple, clever tools are rarely found today. The grey weathered oak, the handmade joints and the forged ironwork tell the story of generations of use. With the cask included it is a complete and striking decorative piece.

Style and interior

A beautiful eye-catcher in a country or French brocante interior, in a wine cellar, tasting room, restaurant or shop, or in the garden under a covered area. It also works as a bold, sculptural object in a wabi-sabi or industrial interior.

Dimensions: V-shaped frame height 88 cm, width 39 cm; rear strut length 95 cm; cask height 30 cm, diameter 20 cm
Material: oak, wrought iron, rope; cask of oak staves with iron hoops
Period: around 1900
Origin: France
Quantity: 1 (two-part hoist with cask)
Condition: good, weathered condition with a beautiful grey patina. The oak has small drying cracks and signs of use, especially at the joints and at the top of the trestle (photos 6 and 8); the construction is complete and sturdy. The wrought iron (pin and hook) is rusty. The cask has rusty hoops and is open at the top (no lid), with a cork in the bung hole (photos 10 and 11).

Price:
€ 180

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