Wine Buckets

By CHRISTOFLE, ERCUIS and APOLLO — 8" High — Each Different Handle & Design

4 French Antique Champagne, Wine together with matching Ice Buckets made in France by different Silversmiths, CHRISTOFLE, ERCUIS AND APOLLO. Please note the different Handles on each and the slight difference in Shape and Design. Each is in excellent Condition and equally the Quality and Workmanship of each is outstanding. They Stand approx. 8 inches High with about 7 1/2 inches wide at the Top. Kindly tell me which one interests you as one or more might have already been Sold.

3.75 lbs — 4 Hallmarks — 8" High x 7.75" Diameter — Rare ERCUIS Example

Gorgeous, large, very heavy weighing an incredible 3.75 lbs. This beautifully made, Antique and very finely plated SILVER WINE &/or Champagne Bucket is rare. One finds many Christofle examples more easily. CONDITION & Quality are excellent, which one expects from early ERCUIS with only slight scratches. It has 4 Hallmarks with the ERCUIS name + Silver Hallmarks and numbered. Height 8.0" x diameter on top 7.75" wide x 6.5" diameter on bottom. CONDITION, WORKMANSHIP & QUALITY are excellent considering age and use.

Orfèvrerie Métal Argenté — Royal Crest Engraved — 6" High — 6 Christofle Hallmarks

FABULOUS Rare Antique French Quadruple Plated Silver Wine & Ice Bucket which has a 'Royal Crest' or Emblem engraved on the front. Known as a Raffraichissoir from the Célèbre Orfèvre Parisian Silversmith, CHRISTOFLE. CONDITION WORKMANSHIP & QUALITY are Excellent considering its Age and Use. Dimensions: about 6" High. HALLMARKED 6 times including Numbered, with Early 'Christofle' Marks on the bottom of the Bucket. The Timeless Design is the most sought after by Christofle.

Orfèvrerie Métal Argenté — Collection Gallia — 5.5" High — 9.25" Diameter — 3 Parts

FABULOUS last century French Silver-plated Wine, Champagne or Ice Bucket which also serves as a Glass cooler. Known in France as a Raffraichissoir from the Parisian célèbre orfèvre CHRISTOFLE. Dimensions: about 5.5" high & about 9.25" in diameter across the Handles. Composed of Interior Liner + Exterior Bucket + Lid. Stamped 'Christofle France' on bottom of Bucket + 'Collection Gallia' + O Chess Knight C'. The Liner is also stamped. Stems of glasses can be inserted around top of Bucket to cool them before serving. The Bucket, being marked Gallia which was reserved for the more Avant Garde design range of Christofle, makes it that much more desirable. CONDITION WORKMANSHIP & QUALITY are outstanding and, the Model is quite Rare.

Orfèvrerie Métal Argenté — By CHRISTOFLE, ERCUIS and TOURAINE — 8" High

3 French Antique Champagne, Wine or Ice Buckets each made in France by a different Silversmith, CHRISTOFLE, ERCUIS AND APOLLO. Please note the different Handles on each and the slight difference in Shape and Design. Each is in excellent Condition and equally the Quality and Workmanship of each is outstanding. They Stand approx. 8 inches High with about 7 1/2 inches wide at the Top. Left: Ercuis, Center: Touraine, Right: Christofle. Sorry, the Christofle on the far right is Sold.

Cap d'Azur — Sold at Hotel Auction During Renovation — 8" High — ERCUIS Hallmarks

Beautifully designed, large & heavy, handmade CHAMPAGNE or White Wine Bucket from one of the most famous Hotels in France, the EDEN ROC Hotel in Cap d'Antibes, on the Côte d'Azur. Sold at auction some years ago when the Hotel was being renovated. Created by one of the finest Silversmiths of the XIXth Century, ERCUIS and stamped with the Ercuis Silver Hallmarks. Dimensions: 8" high x 6.5" diameter at base x 7.5" diameter at the top. CONDITION, WORKMANSHIP & QUALITY are excellent.

Circa 1929 — Another in Baccarat Museum Paris — 10 lbs — 9" Tall — Signed Twice

MUSEUM Piece in antique French BACCARAT Crystal and Gilt Silver Champagne, Wine or Ice bucket was made in France Circa 1929. Another is in the Museum of Baccarat in Paris. The Crystal is CLEAR. Known in France as a Rafraichissoir, Seau à Champagne. Very heavy weighing about 10 pounds and in remarkably fine condition with no chips, no cracks, no repairs. The crystal is signed twice by Baccarat, once on the bottom with the usual acid etched signature and again, on one side at the bottom front 'Baccarat'. Dimensions: 9" tall x 7" in diameter across the top x 10" in diameter from handle to handle. The crystal 1" thick at the angles. CONDITION WORKMANSHIP & QUALITY are exceptional.