{"product_id":"french-silver-plated-champagne-ice-bucket-grape-vine-0211261","title":"French Silver Plated Champagne Ice Bucket Grape Vine Ring Handles Argit 0211261","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 ice bucket\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA French silver plated champagne ice bucket -- the seau a champagne, as it is known at every well-set French table -- marked on the base \"Argit \/ Made in France\" with an 18s silver plate designation. The form is classic mid-century French hotel and restaurant silver: a generously flared mouth tapering to a stepped, triple-banded lower body that gives the piece a quietly Art Deco silhouette. Probably dating to the 1950s or 1960s, this style of bucket was a fixture in the best French brasseries and domestic dining rooms of the postwar decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat sets this piece apart are the two cast grape vine handles -- vine leaves and a small cluster of grapes rendered with real sculptural presence, each suspending a plain ring for carrying or lifting the bucket from the table. The outer body carries a warm, slightly tawny tone where the silver plate has mellowed over time, contrasting beautifully with the still-bright polished rims and bands. Stamped clearly on the underside, \"Argit \/ Made in France\" confirms its French manufacture. On a bar cart, a sideboard or a tablescape, it holds a bottle of Champagne or wine with easy elegance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition and patina consistent with age. The interior shows the expected darkening and light oxidation at the base typical of a piece that has seen genuine use; the exterior silver plate is intact with no deep losses, and the cast vine handles are fully sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApprox. 7.9 in tall (20 cm), measured without the handles.\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":59003765260632,"sku":"FMF-UUHMTS24","price":320.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/5776\/2392\/files\/fb9e12eabaa3b1fc7c49844a908b8777.jpg?v=1793602099","url":"https:\/\/fleamarketfrance.com\/products\/french-silver-plated-champagne-ice-bucket-grape-vine-0211261","provider":"Fleamarketfrance","version":"1.0","type":"link"}