French Silver Plated Champagne Ice Bucket Vintage Swan Handles 0211264

silver plated champagne ice bucket swan handles

A French silver plated champagne ice bucket swan handles piece of genuine character, the seau a champagne being a fixture of the well-appointed French table from the Belle Epoque onward and a perennial find in the best brocante markets of Burgundy and the Loire. Cast in silver plate over a base metal body, the bucket takes a generous, slightly tapered form that rises from an oval gadrooned pedestal base -- a classical detail that anchors the whole silhouette with quiet formality.

What sets this piece apart are the twin swan handles, each modeled in convincing detail: a gracefully arched neck, a carefully rendered eye, and a body whose chest scales give way to long, layered flight feathers that wrap along the shoulder of the bucket. The interior is polished and open, perfectly sized to hold a standard bottle of Champagne or Burgundy packed in ice. On a bar cart, a dining sideboard or a drinks table, this silver plated champagne ice bucket swan handles piece reads as both functional and decorative -- the kind of object that earns a permanent spot rather than being tucked away.

Condition and patina consistent with age. The swan handles show some natural darkening in the recessed feather detail, which only deepens the relief of the casting, and the interior shows light circular marks from use, as expected.

Approx. 9.1 in tall (23 cm).

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