Art Pirce Index: The Essential Ice Bucket

Published on 23 September 2021, by Anne Doridou-Heim

At a time when artificial cold did not exist, the cooler was an essential accessory with any table service.

€17,388Sèvres, pair of porcelain lidded coolers in "B vase" form with a polychrome... Art Pirce Index: The Essential Ice Bucket

€17,388
Sèvres, pair of porcelain lidded coolers in "B vase" form with a polychrome decoration of interlaced fruits and foliage, Charles X period, h. 32.5 cm/12.8 in.
Paris, Drouot, March 23, 2021. Boisgirard-Antonini auction house. Mr. Vandermeersch.

An ice bucket or champagne bucket is mentioned in the "Green Ribbon" service Louis XV gave to Empress Maria Theresa in December 1758. In all the ceremonial services subsequently produced by the Sèvres Manufacture , there was at least one pair of them, meaning that the object had become an integral part of any service worth its salt. According…

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