Ice Bucket Jardiniere Mahogany Brass Slatted Vase Form Vintage Georgian Revival

Beautiful collectors item or decorative object. Suitable for regular use injecting a touch of history into gardening A fine Victorian oval, brass watering can or hot water jug...

I have never seen a desk like this before, it is really quirky, a great conversation piece. Tan leather top with gold leaf embossed tooling surrounded by crossbanding. The frieze wi...

- Rare survival of a personal object made for practical everyday use. Although they would have been made in fairly significant numbers, surviving handheld, portable brass lanterns fo...

Re-purposed as a holder for large candle or delicacies. Conceived as a Gothic Revival architectural ornament probably a finial. Shaped t...

The circular 2 cm/0.75in thick, tilt-top is made from a solid piece of mahogany with beautiful flame figuring. Unusually, the tilt-top mechanism and brassware are original. The stem ...

- Unusual pair of Victorian-style brass boots - Beautifully cast - Shoes are steeped in custom, symbolic meaning and stories; Cinderella, Dorothy. Shoes were offered as gifts on special occasions in the 17th and 18th centuries often exchanged between lovers as a symbol of good luck in marriage. - These boots were either made as ornaments, gifts, or vases Originally, boots and shoes were made one at a time by hand, often by groups of shoemakers, or cobblers (also known as cordwainers). In the 18th century, dozens or even hundreds of masters, journeymen and apprentices (both men and women) would work together in a shop, dividing up the work into individual tasks. A customer could come into a shop, be individually measured, and return to pick up their new shoes in as little as a day. Everyone needed shoes, and the median price for a pair was about one day’s wages for an average journeyman. The shoemaking trade flourished in the 18th and early 19th centuries but began to be affected by industrialization in the later 19th century. Traditional handicraft shoemaking has now been largely superseded in volume of shoes produced by Industrial mass production of footwear, but not necessarily in quality, attention to detail, or craftsmanship. Today, most shoes are made on a volume basis, rather than a craft basis. A pair of "bespoke...

Of coffered form with reeded and canted corners and inset panels to the four sides raised on hairy paw feet, with original zinc liner.

19th Century William IV Mahogany Jardiniere/Cellarette of sarcophagus form, each corner mounted with an anthemion carving, the case with figured panels, the interior with a tole line...

Flowers or Champagne? Or Both? George III Brass Bound Mahogany Wine Cooler or Cellaret, Third-quarter of 18th century The George III brass-bound mahogany wine cooler or cellar...

Foliage hand forged iron tripod stand with hand-hammered copper ice bucket, Spain, 1940s. This pedestal champagne or wine serving stand is all made by hand. The handwrought leafed iron stand stands up on a tripod base with foliage decorative details on the stem and on the legs. The copper pot ice container is richly adorned by the hammer marks and it has a wrought iron single handle. The stand has a terrific aged patina showing its original gold leaf patinated gilding. This floor wine cooler will be a nice addition wherever you place it. Beautiful in a countryside house, rustic, classical ambiance or modern urban apartment. Measures: 54 cm H x 32 cm W x 30 cm D The cauldron ice bucket is: 26 cm W x 20 cm D x 18 cm H. This pedestal stand serving bucket can be used as planter or as storage piece. More pieces in this manner are avaliable at our 1stdibs marketplace. Drinks Stand // planter // champagne cooler // floor stand // standing ice bucket...

A fine English wine cooler or bucket constructed of patinated oak wood staves with brass banding originally used for the presentation of wine and champagne but also attractive as a planter pot for flowers...

George lll style Mahogany open wine cooler, planter. This handsome brass-bound, circular wine cooler has its original brass insert. It measures 32"thick x 19.5" in diameter.