1st quality Art Deco French silver ice bucket & tongs
1st quality Art Deco French silver ice bucket & tongs
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1st quality French silver (.950) ice pail with matching tongs from the Art Deco period and featuring cut-corner lugs and a panelled design around the body of the bucket and on the tongs; both typical design cues of the Art Deco era.
Art Deco is one of the first truly international styles is a style of design that first appeared in France just before World War I. Its name is short for Arts Décoratifs and combined modern styles with fine craftsmanship plus expensive and rare materials such as ebony and ivory.
Art Deco represented luxury, glamour, exuberance, and faith in social and technological progress. In the 1930s Art Deco became more subdued and a sleeker form of the style emerged featuring curving forms and smooth, polished surfaces.
Dimensions:
c1930
Paris
Excellent
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 ice pail with matching tongs from the Art Deco period and featuring cut-corner lugs and a panelled design around the body of the bucket and on the tongs; both typical design cues of the Art Deco era.Art Deco is one of the first truly international styles is a style of design that first appeared in France just before World War I. Its name is short for Arts Décoratifs and combined modern styles with fine craftsmanship plus expensive and rare materials such as ebony and ivory. Art Deco represented luxury, glamour, exuberance, and faith in social and technological progress. In the 1930s Art Deco became more subdued and a sleeker form of the style emerged featuring curving forms and smooth, polished surfaces.){kind=link}