<I>Bouquet holder, rope and grape motif</I>

ca.1830-1920

Silver-plated brass bouquet holder with rope and grapes design and looped handle. The vase is stamped with two repeats of a design featuring ropes intertwined with grape clusters and leaves, with clusters of grapes around the bottom. Between the topmost leaves are holes through the stamped design for a floral pin. The pin would be inserted through the vase to pierce the stems of a bouquet in order to secure the flowers inside the holder. The handle was stamped in two parts. It begins with a closed blossom and leaves, the stem of which loops up and curls around the base creating a ring.