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The model for this spirit barrel was created by J.J. Kaendler after August 1738, and the figural stopper that would have come with it in April 1739, when it is mentioned in Kaendler's work notes. A similar model with yellow ground together with its stand painted with the arms of Count Brühl is illustrated in U. Pietsch/C. Banz, Triumph der blauen Schwerter (2010), no. 172. The inventory of Count Brühl's pantry lists '3 Grosse Fässer mit 1 Bacchus' and '2 kleinere dergl.' [3 large barrels with 1 Bacchus and 2 smaller similar].
A purple ground spirit barrel with its matching stopper was sold in these rooms, 6 July 2021, lot 54.