A vessel for transporting wine, used up to the beginning of the 1900s in Tuscany; it has a capacity of about 50 liters, a height of about 70 cm. and a diameter of about 32 cm. at the base.

Made entirely of chestnut by manually working strips of wood called staves ("doghe") and bending them one by one over the fire, it is assembled and held together by four strong chestnut hoops hand- worked with real craft and kept in place with a special closure called a "key" ("chiave")

Used exclusively for the transport of olive oil, this has a capacity of 16 liters, a height of about 60 cm. and a diameter of about 23 cm. at the base. Made from strips of chestnut held together by six strong wooden hoops kept in place by the same key ("chiave") closure

The oil barrel has a reduced capacity and a greater number of hoops to better protect its valuable contents.

Set of:
1 staved chestnut tub 11 cm. diameter at the bottom and 14 cm. at the mouth, 19 cm. high excluding handle;
6 Tuscan ladles in beech wood varying from 45 cm. to 28 cm. 1 carving fork 40 cm.;
1 whisk with shaped handle.
All made according to ancient tradition by working fresh beech wood (just felled) with quite primitive tools for cutting and quartering. Weight kg 1,100.
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