The French Scalloped Silverplate Wine Cooler

A French silverplate wine cooler from the early 1920s, with a scalloped rim moulded in three fine bands and two sculpted scroll handles. The PB and hammer mark struck inside the base is the mark of Pierre Bognon, 7 rue de Saint-Sébastien, Paris, active 1921–1925. The body is heavy and gently tapered, in a Louis XV-inspired profile. The silver has worn to a warm brass tone along the rim and handles, with fine scratches and a few small spots across the body.

Louis XV-revival silverplate was a staple of the formal French table in the early twentieth century, and a cooler of this weight belongs to that tradition of formal service.

It sits well on a sideboard or console holding branches, or as a plant cachepot.

Condition and patina consistent with age. Approx. overall 7.9" high x 7.5" diameter. Approx. overall 20cm high x 19cm diameter.

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