Code: 13079
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An exceptional and highly collectible French Art Deco silver plated champagne or wine cooling bucket, meticulously crafted in Paris by the prestigious luxury firm Orfèvrerie Orbrille during the1930s.
This stunning piece perfectly encapsulates the glamorous, industrial-leaning aesthetic of the "Moderne" movement. The heavy-gauge cylindrical body features a sleek mirror finish punctuated by two beautifully etched sets of four horizontal "speed line" rings - a classic 1930s design element representing aerodynamic luxury and modern progress.
The cooler is flanked by remarkably striking handles: substantial, chunky oval drop-rings suspended from bold spherical orbs. The underside of the piece bears the official maker's stamp "Ofe" over a cleanly rendered rooster's head profile, alongside the official French silver-plating guarantee number "18". This high-grade specification denotes that 18 grams of pure silver were used in the electroplating process, ensuring an exceptionally thick, commercial-grade finish designed to withstand heavy use and endless celebratory evenings.
Orbrille was renowned for supplying heavy, top-tier barware to elite Parisian hotels and luxury transatlantic ocean liners. This bucket remains a magnificent, functional statement piece of vintage French hospitality history, ideal for the modern connoisseur's bar cart or dining table.
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