KAYSERZINN Company - J.P. KAYSER SOHN (founded 1844), Champagne cooling crater

Tin; H 20.5 cm; L. 50 cm; w. 30 cm.
Germany, Bockum near Krefeld, early 20th century.
Deep, oval dish, on 4 legs in the form of boar's hooves, with two massive handles in the shape of elephant heads; sides decorated with relief hunting scenes of the goddess Diana, surrounded by companions and a pack of dogs. On the bottom the marking: "52 / KAYSERZINN / 4163".
The history of the object is interesting: it comes from the Castle of the Dukes Svyatopolk-Mirsky in Mir, Belarus; it was given by the owner of the castle, Prince Michael, to a newborn girl in 1925 - Bronislava Piotrowicz, daughter of the architect Lucjan Piotrowicz, who led the renovation of the castle.