{"product_id":"moet-chandon-champagne-ice-bucket-20102629","title":"Vintage Moet Chandon French Champagne Ice Bucket Silver Copper 20102629","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;\"\u003eMoet Chandon champagne ice bucket\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA seau a champagne -- a French champagne ice bucket -- bearing the embossed name of Moet \u0026amp; Chandon, one of the great Champagne houses of Epernay. The form is the classic French restaurant cooler: a wide-mouthed cylinder that tapers toward the base to cradle a standard bottle, finished in a warm two-tone of polished silver plate on the upper body and a deeper copper-bronze tone below. Champagne buckets of this style were produced as branded service pieces for hotels, brasseries and grand restaurants throughout France, making them a familiar and appealing piece of French hospitality culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe embossed \"MOET \u0026amp; CHANDON\" lettering wraps the midsection in a framed panel that reads clearly from across a table. Two cast handles flank the rim, each decorated on the outer face with a relief of grapevine leaves -- a handsome detail that elevates the piece well beyond plain utility. The interior is a single tapered bowl of silver-tone metal, generously sized. Today it works as a drinks cooler on a bar cart, a planter on a sideboard, or simply as a graphic piece of French bar and wine collecting displayed on a shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition and patina consistent with age. The copper-tone lower section shows honest surface wear and light oxidation, while the upper polished areas retain good reflectivity. Interior shows light use marks typical of a working service piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApprox. 7.5 in tall (19 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":58864308814168,"sku":"FMF-276U5DXF","price":426.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/5776\/2392\/files\/4612412238175c4d7754529bc27acf12.jpg?v=1792502941","url":"https:\/\/fleamarketfrance.com\/products\/moet-chandon-champagne-ice-bucket-20102629","provider":"Fleamarketfrance","version":"1.0","type":"link"}