Antique Copper Oval Bucket, circa 1910
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Antique copper oval bucket, circa 1910. Dovetailed sides and bottom, with rolled rim. Iron swing
Early 20th Century Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Copper, Iron
Antique Copper Oval Bucket, circa 1910
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Antique copper oval bucket, circa 1910. Dovetailed sides and bottom, with rolled rim. Iron swing
Copper, Iron
Antique French Copper & Steel Oval Form Bucket
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
Produced in Beaune France. Nicely shaped copper bucket with a steel base and iron handle. Ring in
Antique STL French Copper Oval Ice Bucket
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Antique hammered copper oval ice bucket with metal insert that holds two bottles, mounted with
Copper
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H 8 in W 16 in D 7.5 in
Antique French Copper Embossed Planter Jardinière Cachepot Oval Wine Bucket
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French copper embossed planter jardinière cachepot oval wine bucket ~Direct from France
Copper
Large French Oval Copper Wine Champagne Bucket Cooler with Handles
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This vintage champagne or wine cooler bucket with handles features a charming brass finish. As
Metal, Copper
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H 7 in W 21.25 in D 15.75 in
Large French Oval Copper Wine Champagne Bucket Cooler with Iron Bases
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This vintage champagne or wine cooler bucket with handles features a charming copper finish. As
Metal, Copper, Iron
Solid Brass and Copper Oval Bucket
Located in Wilson, NC
Solid brass and copper oval bucket, the top rim is banana shaped. The body is banded with a solid
Brass, Copper
From cupolas to cookware and fine art to filaments, copper metal has been used in so many ways since prehistoric times. Today, antique, new and vintage copper coffee tables, mirrors, lamps and other furniture and decor can bring a warm metallic flourish to interiors of any kind.
In years spanning 8,700 BC (the time of the first-known copper pendant) until roughly 3,700 BC, it may have been the only metal people knew how to manipulate.
Valuable deposits of copper were first extracted on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus around 4,000 BC — well before Europe’s actual Bronze Age (copper + tin = bronze). Tiny Cyprus is even credited with supplying all of Egypt and the Near East with copper for the production of sophisticated currency, weaponry, jewelry and decorative items.
In the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries, master painters such as Leonardo da Vinci, El Greco, Rembrandt and Jan Brueghel created fine works on copper. (Back then, copper-based pigments, too, were all the rage.) By the late 19th and early 20th centuries, decorative items like bas-relief plaques, trays and jewelry produced during the Art Deco, Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau periods espoused copper. These became highly valuable and collectible pieces and remain so today.
Copper’s beauty, malleability, conductivity and versatility make it perhaps the most coveted nonprecious metal in existence. In interiors, polished copper begets an understated luxuriousness, and its reflectivity casts bright, golden and earthy warmth seldom realized in brass or bronze. (Just ask Tom Dixon.)
Outdoors, its most celebrated attribute — the verdigris patina it slowly develops from exposure to oxygen and other elements — isn’t the only hue it takes. Architects often refer to shades of copper as russet, ebony, plum and even chocolate brown. And Frank Lloyd Wright, Renzo Piano and Michael Graves have each used copper in their building projects.
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