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French Art Deco Spun Aluminum Dopff Champagne Bucket
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Pre 1940 item# 544739
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$125
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A terrific Art Deco spun aluminum ice bucket for chilling wine and champagne. The front is decorated with a copper plaque depicting the label of a very well-known French winery in Alsace. The winery is famous for its Riesling, but also for Crémant, a sparkling wine native to Alsace. Alsatian wines are traditionally bottled in tall, narrow bottles, hence the shape of this bucket. The bottom is marked "URBA Made In France". Ice buckets were offered by wineries to cafés and distributors as a way of advertising their products.Origin: France, ca. 1930. Condition: surface scratching from normal use. Size: 10-3/4" tall.
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Cartier Sterling Silver Figural Tankard Jigger
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Pre 1960 item# 542372
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A wonderful sterling silver figural jigger in the shape of a Colonial pewter tankard. This design was commissioned by Cartier from America’s largest pewterer, J.C. Boardman & Co. Boardman was also an important silversmith, known for producing major trophies for the Super Bowl, Wimbledon and Miss America Pageant. The jigger measures a standard 1.5oz shot. The bottom is marked with Cartier’s retailer’s mark, and Boardman’s hallmark.Origin: America, ca. 1950s. Condition: excellent, no dings or monograms. Size: 2-3/16” tall.
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Vintage Hermès Silk Scarf Carre Signed Caty
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Pre 1980 item# 540011
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$250
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Gorgeous vintage Hermes silk scarf (“carré”) worked in rich shades of medium blue, cream, golds, browns and greys. The design illustrates various 18th century gilded carriage or chariot wheels, including one emblazoned with an image of the Sun King, Louis XIV. The hand-rolled edges (rolled toward the front) are plump. “Hermès Paris” is worked into the design, as is the signature of the desiger, Caty Latham.Origin: France, ca. 1995. Condition: the scarf has never been cleaned, and shows a little smudge and a pale stain near the edge, no tears. Size: 35” square.
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Cartier Sterling Silver Tastevin Wine Taster
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Pre 1980 item# 522579
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$695
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Elegant classically-styled sterling silver tastevin by France’s ultimate purveyor of luxury goods—Cartier. Tastevins are used by sommeliers and cellar masters to examine wine for quality. The taster is traditionally shaped, with a domed bottom and curving sides decorated with large and small bulls-eyes and tapered gadrooning. The shape allows the color of the wine to be fully appreciated as the silver glistens through the liquid, the curving sides helps to concentrate the wine’s aroma, and the wide mouth allows the bouquet to develop quickly from just a small amount of wine. The lip is appropriately hallmarked with the maker’s mark as well as with the “tête de mercure” export mark. The bottom is marked “Cartier Inc./Made in France”.Origin: France, ca. 1980. Condition: excellent, no dings, no monogram. Size: 3-5/16” diameter (not including handle). Weight: 78.0 grams.
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