Barrel Series – Liquore del Diavolo Figural Barrel
20 August 2012 (R•052615) (R•052815)
LIQUORE DEL DIAVOLO
I can not think of too many antique bottles embossed with the devil or satan so when I saw a picture of this figural barrel I was intrigued with the embossing and name. This barrel comes at the tail end of my series on figural barrels simply because it is not American. Most of us figural collectors do not go after these foreign barrels as indicated by the low price of $220 and 3 bids that this barrel commanded in the latest Glass Works Auctions #95. It was estimated to bring between $275 and $375.
The English translation is ‘Liquor of the Naples Devil’
I can not find any information while searching online for this brand so it must be rare. As usual, please send me any other support information so I can update this post.
Two other ‘devil’ or ‘satan’ like embossings on a bottle is the P.W.B.L. – PITT’S WONDERFUL BLACK LINIMENT and PLUTO water bottle (see below). See more great bottle embossings: Cool Bottle Embossings
Patent medicine with embossing of a huge bird/man/dragon embossed on the front which is known to people in the area as the Piasa Bird. The Piasa Bird was painted by Indians on the bluffs above the Mississippi River near Jerseyville. JERSEYVILLE, ILLS embossed on one side and P.W.B.L. Co. This stood for Pitts Wonderful Black Liniment.
Vintage PLUTO WATER Bottle, America’s Physic, Devil symbol embossed on bottom – eBay
Offer to Devil – Italian Woodcut
“LIQUORE DEL DIAVOLO / (motif of a devil) / E. CIABURRI E. FIGLI / NAPOLI”, Italian, ca. 1890 – 1900, red amber barrel, 9 3/4”h, smooth base, tooled mouth, about perfect (a tiny flake is off a lower ring). Looking for something different that you haven’t seen before? Well, you just found it. The English translation is ‘Liquor of the Naples Devil’
“LIQUORE DEL DIAVOLO / (motif of a devil) / E. CIABURRI E. FIGLI / NAPOLI” – Glass Works Auctions | Auction 95
Lot: 49 “Liquore Del Diavolo / (Devil Motif) / E. Ciaburri / Napoli” Figural Liquor Bottle, probably Italy, 1870-1890. Barrel form, bright pink puce, tooled double collared mouth – smooth base, ht. 9 3/8 inches; (light interior stain). Beautiful and unusual color. Fine condition. – Heckler Auction 122
Lot: 49 “Liquore Del Diavolo / (Devil Motif) / E. Ciaburri / Napoli” Figural Liquor Bottle, probably Italy, 1870-1890. Barrel form, bright pink puce, tooled double collared mouth – smooth base, ht. 9 3/8 inches; (light interior stain). Beautiful and unusual color. Fine condition. – Heckler Auction 122
The Devil’s Fiddle and the Saint’s Tongue – In his Voyage d’un François en Italie (Paris 1769), the astronomer Lalande recounts that one night the devil appeared to the violinist and composer Giuseppe Tartini (1692-1770). In this dream, the devil offered the violinist a Faustian deal and then played a wonderful violin piece, which Tartini imitated in one of his sonatas.
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