Vintage French Champagne Ice Bucket Mauler Cie Aluminum Wine Cooler 07112611

French Champagne Ice Bucket

Cast from spun aluminum, this French champagne ice bucket carries the embossed name of Mauler and Cie, a house long associated with fine sparkling wine from the Jura region of France. The seau a champagne -- the French champagne ice bucket used in restaurants and grand households alike -- was a fixture of mid-century French table service, and examples bearing a producer's name were typically commissioned for use in hotel dining rooms and brasseries.

The bucket presents a classic cylindrical silhouette with a gently flared rim, two ring handles on opposing sides, and three crisp ribbed bands both above and below the embossed lettering -- a quietly handsome piece of industrial-era French metalwork. The natural aluminum finish has mellowed to a soft pewter-like tone that sits beautifully on a bar cart, a sideboard or a kitchen shelf. It holds a standard bottle with ease and would be equally at home as a utensil holder or a vase for dried botanicals.

Condition and patina consistent with age. Light surface scratches visible on the base and inner floor, and minor wear throughout, all in keeping with decades of honest use.

Approx. 7.9 in tall (20 cm).

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