{"product_id":"french-silver-plated-champagne-ice-bucket-0111261","title":"French Silver Plated Champagne Ice Bucket Shell Ring Handles Vintage 0111261","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:24px;text-align:center;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:24px;text-align:center;\"\u003eFrench silver plated champagne bucket\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA classic French silver plated champagne bucket of the kind that graced hotel dining rooms and bourgeois tables throughout mid-twentieth-century France, where the ritual of chilling a bottle at the table was taken seriously. The urn-shaped body rises from a stepped, gadroon-edged pedestal to a wide, beaded rim collar -- a restrained neoclassical silhouette that reads equally well in a traditional interior or a more eclectic one. The piece is silver plated over a base metal, a format long produced by French silversmithing houses for both the hospitality trade and domestic use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe surface carries a bright polish on the exterior with the warm, coppery blush that appears on silver plate as the top layer thins with honest use -- a quality many collectors and decorators actively seek. Two ring handles hang from shell-form finials, and a matching applied shell cartouche sits centred on the front of the body, lending the whole piece a quiet, formal elegance. On a bar cart, a side table or a dining sideboard, it makes a handsome vessel for a bottle of white or rose, or for flowers, a plant, or even kitchen utensils on an open shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition and patina consistent with age. The interior shows significant tarnishing and wear to the silver plating, exposing the base metal throughout; the exterior carries light surface scratches visible under close inspection. These characteristics are entirely normal for a working piece of this age and add to its lived-in character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApprox. 9.1 in tall (23 cm).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e95% of my items are tariff-free to the US.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- fmf-shopify --\u003e","brand":"Fleamarketfrance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58999110173016,"sku":"FMF-RMWKJC6G","price":320.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/5776\/2392\/files\/acbcb9fc5928ab6539ea5260708fb140.jpg?v=1793545902","url":"https:\/\/fleamarketfrance.com\/products\/french-silver-plated-champagne-ice-bucket-0111261","provider":"Fleamarketfrance","version":"1.0","type":"link"}