Bottle Called "ferrière" Tin/lead Alloy - South Of France - XVIIIth

Bottle called "Ferrière", on a short, ovoid-shaped pedestal. Long neck with screw cap. In tin and lead alloy, unstamped. From the South of France. Used to cool the wine at the bottom of the wells, a rope or leather band was slipped into the ring of the cork allowing the bottle to be lowered/raised in the well. Correct condition in view of the first use of the bottle and the dating. The cap twisted due to a shock, but still works perfectly. A very slight depression is also to be noted. 18th century "These bottles were often immersed in wells and were sometimes protected by a basketwork or metal cage to prevent them from coming into contact with the walls. They were mainly made in the south of France." Bibliography: "Pewter potters of Old Languedoc and Roussillon" by René Richard.