The Freakin’ ‘tiquen guys need your help identifying a weekend find!
Chris recently picked up a hallmarked, silver-plate wine / champagne bucket at a local Salvation Army Thrift Store. Very deco in style and very tarnished, it polished up beautifully.
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- As originally found
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- Letting it’s beauty shine through
The elusive champagne bucket.
Handle detail of the champagne bucket.
The teeny, tiny hallmarks are a challenge to decipher. Unfortunately, we are unable to find any information on them and hope that one of you can assist us.
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- Hard-to-read hallmarks
We were able to locate the matching ice bucket, sold by Bentleys Antique Shop, London, online store. The description states it is circa 1935 and distributed by Mappin & Webb.
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- Silver-plate ice cube bucket (Bentleyslondon.com)
A similar champagne bucket designed by Luc Lanel for Christofle is a model called “Ondulations” and produced in France circa 1935.
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- Luc Lanel for Christofle – Ondulations (circa, 1935)
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- Another view of the Ondulations champagne bucket
Due to the similarity between the two, we aren’t sure if our find is English or possibly French in origin.
If any of you recognize, can decipher the hallmarks or can offer any additional information on our elusive treasure, we would be most grateful!