An Italian copper water pitcher, Tuscan

of baluster form with a curved handle and domed cover and chain, the spout above a faucet on a circular base

Old minor marks and dents. There are some areas of resoldering generally and to the cover and the spout and the oval reserve surrounding the spout. There is a crack in the handle of the tap, which can easily be resoldered and a foundry mark on the handle on the top with a bell and letters '.....ST'. The handle at the back is incised with the letters 'C.B'. In overall good restored condition.
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