{"product_id":"french-silver-plated-champagne-ice-bucket-lion-26102610","title":"French Silver Plated Champagne Ice Bucket Lion Head Handles AlpaDur 26102610","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 handsome French silver plated champagne ice bucket -- a seau a champagne -- made by AlpaDur, a French producer of quality silver-plated tableware whose pieces were standard equipment in the well-appointed French dining room and hotel sideboard from the mid-twentieth century onward. The form is classic: a generously proportioned urn body that flares outward at the top, finished with a crisp gadrooned border at the rim and a matching band at the foot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat sets this piece apart are the two cast lion-head ring handles, each modelled with a flowing mane and holding a twisted-rope ring in its jaws -- a motif drawn straight from the neoclassical silver tradition. The outer surface carries a bright mirror polish that reflects the room around it, while the handles have taken on a warmer, darker tone that reads beautifully against the polished body. Stamped on the base is the maker's oval mark reading AlpaDur with a 100gr silver plating designation inside. On the table it holds a bottle of wine or Champagne with ice, and off duty it works equally well as a planter, a vessel for flowers, or a focal point on a bar cart or sideboard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition and patina consistent with age. The interior shows light age marks and minor surface oxidation typical of a piece that has been used and loved; the exterior polish remains strong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApprox. 8.1 in tall (20.5 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":58935146447192,"sku":"FMF-EG9KH3TY","price":322.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/5776\/2392\/files\/d639ea2f74fc7873e3856ac8be28003d.jpg?v=1793034548","url":"https:\/\/fleamarketfrance.com\/products\/french-silver-plated-champagne-ice-bucket-lion-26102610","provider":"Fleamarketfrance","version":"1.0","type":"link"}